CVE-2014-9900
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.52%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.52% probability · 43th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- google/android · linux/linux kernel
- Source
- security@android.com
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92222
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=63c317dbee97983004dffdd9f742a20d17150071Issue Tracking, Patch
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92222
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=63c317dbee97983004dffdd9f742a20d17150071Issue Tracking, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.