High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 6, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-9888
CVE-2014-9888
Description
arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13 on ARM platforms, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices, does not prevent executable DMA mappings, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28803642 and Qualcomm internal bug CR642735.
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Affected products
4- Range: <3.13
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References
5- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0ea1ec713f04bdfac343c9702b21cd3a7c711826nvdPatch
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlnvdMitigationVendor Advisory
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92219nvd
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/nvd
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