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CVE-2014-9796

Published: Jul 11, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
9.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9796
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

app/aboot/aboot.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices does not validate the page size in the kernel header, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted boot image, aka Android internal bug 28820722 and Qualcomm internal bug CR684756.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Android Google * 6.0.1 (including)
Linux-flo Ubuntu trusty *
Linux-flo Ubuntu vivid/stable-phone-overlay *
Linux-goldfish Ubuntu trusty *
Linux-grouper Ubuntu trusty *
Linux-linaro-omap Ubuntu precise *
Linux-linaro-shared Ubuntu precise *
Linux-linaro-vexpress Ubuntu precise *
Linux-lts-quantal Ubuntu precise *
Linux-lts-quantal Ubuntu precise/esm *
Linux-lts-raring Ubuntu precise *
Linux-lts-raring Ubuntu precise/esm *
Linux-lts-saucy Ubuntu precise *
Linux-lts-saucy Ubuntu precise/esm *
Linux-maguro Ubuntu trusty *
Linux-mako Ubuntu trusty *
Linux-manta Ubuntu trusty *
Linux-qcm-msm Ubuntu precise *

References

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