CVE-2014-9870 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges on ARM Linux and Android devices by exploiting improper handling of the TPIDRURW register in the kernel.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-9870?
CVE-2014-9870 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Aug 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Linux kernel before 3.11 on ARM platforms, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices, does not properly consider user-space access to the TPIDRURW register, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28749743 and Qualcomm internal bug CR561044.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9870?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Google Android, Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9870?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2014-9870 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9870 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9870, GHSA-p8h6-wwj3-cwv3.