CVE-2014-9910 Privilege escalation in Android

What is CVE-2014-9910?

CVE-2014-9910 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 18 Jan 2017. 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

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Broadcom Wi-Fi driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: N/A. Android ID: A-31746399. References: B-RB#26710.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9910?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9910?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9910 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-9910 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9910 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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