CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-9870

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Linux kernel before 3.11 on ARM platforms, used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices, does not properly consider user-space access to the TPIDRURW register, allowing local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to privilege escalation by local users, posing a serious threat to system security and user data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to version 3.11 or later and to monitor applications running on devices to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Linux kernel before 3.11 on ARM platforms, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices, does not properly consider user-space access to the TPIDRURW register, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28749743 and Qualcomm internal bug CR561044.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS