CVE-2014-9940

CVSS V2 High 7.6 CVSS V3 High 7
Description
The regulator_ena_gpio_free function in drivers/regulator/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted application.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2014-9940
  • Assigner
  • security@android.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2017-05-02T21:59:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-11-04T01:29:01
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-416 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 3.18.52
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 7.1.1
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.6
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 4.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/60a2362f769cf549dc466134efe71c8bf9fbaaba Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=60a2362f769cf549dc466134efe71c8bf9fbaaba Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98195 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9940
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9940
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 08:12:42 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 16:35:15 2017-05-02T21:59Z 2017-05-02T21:59:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 16:35:15 2017-11-04T01:29:01 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 16:35:15 Modified Vulnerability Status updated