CVE-2014-0972 | BDVDB-2026-62991 Detail

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#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/unprivileged-gpu-command-streams-can-change-the-iommu-page-table-cve-2014-0972

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12014-08-01Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.