CVE-2014-9900
Description
The ethtool_get_wol function in net/core/ethtool.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices, does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28803952 and Qualcomm internal bug CR570754.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | affected | |
| debian | sid | affected | |
| debian | trixie | affected | |
| linux-kernel | affected | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9900.html
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92222
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=63c317dbee97983004dffdd9f742a20d17150071
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9900
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.