CVE-2014-9892

Medium

Description

The snd_compr_tstamp function in sound/core/compress_offload.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 properly initialize a timestamp data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28770164 and Qualcomm internal bug CR568717.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductGoogle Android
PublishedAug 6, 2016
First seenAug 6, 2016

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
google androidv ≤ 6.0.1—
linux linux_kernelv ≤ 4.7—

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