CVE-2014-9888 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges on ARM Linux and Android devices by exploiting executable DMA mappings in the kernel.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-9888?
CVE-2014-9888 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 Aug 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13 on ARM platforms, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices, does not prevent executable DMA mappings, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28803642 and Qualcomm internal bug CR642735.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9888?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9888?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2014-9888 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9888 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9888, GHSA-33hj-29w7-25fv.