medium5.5
CVE-2014-9900
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 …
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Android | through 6.0.1 | |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | through 4.7 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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
- 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