CVE-2014-0972 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2014-0972

The kgsl graphics driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as...

Vulnerability Description

The kgsl graphics driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not properly prevent write access to IOMMU context registers, which allows local users to select a custom page table, and consequently write to arbitrary memory locations, by using a crafted GPU command stream to modify the contents of a certain register.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

android-msm
Vulnerable Versions:
3.2.54, 3.4.72, 3.4.73, 3.4.74, 3.4.75, 3.4.76, 3.4.77, 3.4.78, 3.4.79, 3.10, 3.10.22, 3.10.23, 3.10.24, 3.10.25, 3.10.26, 3.10.27, 3.10.28, 3.10.29, 3.12.3, 3.12.4, 3.12.5, 3.12.6, 3.12.7, 3.12.8, 3.12.9, 3.12.10, 3.13, 3.13.1, 3.13.2, 3.14

Timeline

Official Publish: August 1st, 2014
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

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Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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