CVE-2014-4323

high

Published 2014-12-12 · Modified 2026-05-06

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

7.5

VIR risk

7.5

Description

The mdp_lut_hw_update function in drivers/video/msm/mdp.c in the MDP display driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not validate certain start and length values within an ioctl call, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4323

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`0`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`0`
debian	forky	fixed	`0`
debian	sid	fixed	`0`
debian	trixie	fixed	`0`
linux-kernel		affected

References

https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/improper-input-validation-mdp-driver-when-processing-color-maps
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4323

CWEs

CWE-20

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.