CVE-2014-9900

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…

published August 6, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
43.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00523 · 43.3th percentile
Published
2016-08-06T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 AUG 10:00Z
    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…
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