High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 11, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-9799

Description

The makefile in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices omits the -fno-strict-overflow option to gcc, which might allow attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that leverages incorrect compiler optimization of an integer-overflow protection mechanism, aka Android internal bug 28821731 and Qualcomm internal bug CR691916.

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Affected products

Google/Android
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=6.0.1
Qualcomm/bootloaderllm-create

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/91628nvd
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/lk/commit/nvd

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