CVE-2013-4740 Race condition in n/a
A race condition in the Goodix touchscreen driver allows local attackers to cause memory corruption, leading to privilege escalation or denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-4740?
CVE-2013-4740 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Nov 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
goodix_tool.c in the Goodix gt915 touchscreen driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, relies on user-space length values for kernel-memory copies of procfs file content, which allows attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via an application that provides crafted values.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4740?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qualcomm Quic Mobile Station Modem Kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4740?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4740 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-4740 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4740 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gppg-f967-2v7c.