CVE-2014-9798 (GCVE-0-2014-9798)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-07-11 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
platform/msm_shared/dev_tree.c in the Qualcomm bootloader in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 devices does not check the relationship between tags addresses and aboot addresses, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (OS outage) via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28821448 and Qualcomm internal bug CR681965.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
2 references
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| https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/lk/c… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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Date Public
2016-07-05 00:00
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