CVE-2014-9900 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read sensitive kernel memory via uninitialized data structures in the ethtool subsystem, affecting Linux and Android devices.
- 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-2014-9900?
CVE-2014-9900 is a medium-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 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.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9900?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Google Android, Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9900?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2014-9900 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9900 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9900, GHSA-w3c6-9prg-6jjg, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2014-9900, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-13-CVE-2014-9900, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9900.