CVE-2014-9888
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
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9888
Vendor advisory: security@android.com — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0ea1ec713f04bdfac343c9702b21cd3a7c711826
Vendor advisory: security@android.com — http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.13.4-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.13.4-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.13.4-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.13.4-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.13.4-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0ea1ec713f04bdfac343c9702b21cd3a7c711826
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92219
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0ea1ec713f04bdfac343c9702b21cd3a7c711826
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/?id=f044936caab337a4384fbfe64a4cbae33c7e22a1
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9888
CWEs
CWE-264
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.