Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 6, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-9900
CVE-2014-9900
Description
The ethtool_get_wol function in net/core/ethtool.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices, does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28803952 and Qualcomm internal bug CR570754.
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Affected products
4- Range: <=4.7
Patches
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References
3- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92222nvd
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