CVE-2014-9876

Description

drivers/char/diag/diagfwd.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5, 5X, 6, 6P, and 7 (2013) devices mishandles certain integer values, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28767796 and Qualcomm internal bug CR483408.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory android.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html vendor advisory
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/?id=7efd393ca08ac74b2e3d2639b0ad77da139e9139 patch issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92219 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9876?
CVE-2014-9876 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9876?
To fix CVE-2014-9876, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-9876 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-9876 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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