7.6

CVE-2014-9940: google android Use After Free

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-9940DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9940
Published 02-05-2017Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-9940 is a high (CVSS 7.6) Use After Free vulnerability in google android. EPSS estimates a 1.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.6/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.62%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
DSA-3945-1USN-3343-1

Timeline

  1. 02-05-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The regulator_ena_gpio_free function in drivers/regulator/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted application.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.62%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.62% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu19 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-123.172
  • linux-azureAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fde-5.15All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • linux< 4.0.2-1
Google1 product
Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel> 3.10, < 3.16.45 | ≥ 3.17, < 3.18.52 | 3.10 | 3.10:rc1 | 3.10:rc2 | 3.10:rc3 | 3.10:rc4 | 3.10:rc5 | 3.10:rc6 | 3.10:rc7

4 vendors · 22 products

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