CVE-2014-9888

high
Published 2016-08-06 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
7.2
VIR risk
7.8

Description

arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13 on ARM platforms, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices, does not prevent executable DMA mappings, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28803642 and Qualcomm internal bug CR642735.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9888

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@android.com — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0ea1ec713f04bdfac343c9702b21cd3a7c711826

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@android.com — http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed3.13.4-1
debian debianbullseyefixed3.13.4-1
debian debianforkyfixed3.13.4-1
debian debiansidfixed3.13.4-1
debian debiantrixiefixed3.13.4-1
linux linux-kernelaffected

References

CWEs

CWE-264

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