High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 6, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2014-9870
CVE-2014-9870
Description
The Linux kernel before 3.11 on ARM platforms, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices, does not properly consider user-space access to the TPIDRURW register, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28749743 and Qualcomm internal bug CR561044.
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Affected products
5- Range: <2016-08-05
- Range: <3.11
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References
5- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a4780adeefd042482f624f5e0d577bf9cdcbb760nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92219nvd
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