low1.9
CVE-2014-0974
The boot_linux_from_mmc function in app/aboot/aboot.c in the Little Kernel (LK) bootloader, as distributed with Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contr…
Impact
The boot_linux_from_mmc function in app/aboot/aboot.c in the Little Kernel (LK) bootloader, as distributed with Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not properly validate a certain address value, which allows attackers to write data to a controllable memory location by leveraging the ability to initiate an attempted boot of an arbitrary image.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Little Kernel Project | Little Kernel Bootloader | All versions |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
- https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/lk-insufficient-verification-tagaddr-when-loading-device-tree-cve-2014-0974
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
- https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/lk-insufficient-verification-tagaddr-when-loading-device-tree-cve-2014-0974