What is CVE-2014-9803?

CVE-2014-9803 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-07-11.

How severe is CVE-2014-9803?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2014-9803

arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h in the Linux kernel before 3.15-rc5-next-20140519, as used in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5X and 6P devices, mishandles execute-only pages, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28557020.

EPSS: 0.006 (46.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android
Linux Linux_kernel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-19

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
security@android.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9803?: CVE-2014-9803 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2014-9803?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.