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 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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92222
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=63c317dbee97983004dffdd9f742a20d17150071	Issue Tracking Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-08-06 10:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:46

NVD link : CVE-2014-9900

Mitre link : CVE-2014-9900

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-9900

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

google

android

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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