CVE-2014-9892
MEDIUMAndroid < 6.0.1 and Linux Kernel < 4.7 - Information Exposure via Uninitialized Timestamp
Title source: llmDescription
The snd_compr_tstamp function in sound/core/compress_offload.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices, does not properly initialize a timestamp data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28770164 and Qualcomm internal bug CR568717.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92222
Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=591b1f455c32206704cbcf426bb30911c260c33e
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0050
EPSS Percentile
39.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (2)
google/android
< 6.0.1
linux/linux_kernel
< 4.7
Published
Aug 06, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026