CVE-2014-9941 Race condition in All Qualcomm products
A race condition in the Android kernel's Embedded File System allows attackers to potentially escalate privileges or execute code.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-9941?
CVE-2014-9941 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Jun 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
In the Embedded File System in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a Time-of-Check Time-of-Use Race Condition vulnerability could potentially exist.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9941?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9941?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-9941 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-9941 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9941 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gqq9-63p6-624h.