CVE-2014-9980

Critical

Published: 18/08/2017(UTC)Translated: 14/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

All Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel have a Sample App that fails to check a length, potentially leading to unauthorized access to secure memory.

Risk Assessment

Unauthorized access to secure memory may lead to the exposure of sensitive data, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability and to implement additional security mechanisms to protect memory access.

Original NVD description (English source)

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a Sample App failed to check a length potentially leading to unauthorized access to secure memory.