UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9900

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CVE-2014-9900
Published: 06 Aug 2016, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 09:59

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

06 Aug 2016, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 09:59
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 3.13.0-125.174 | < 4.4.0-87.110

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    < 4.4.0-1026.35

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke

    < 4.4.0-1022.22 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe

    < 4.10.0-32.36~16.04.1 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-edge

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-xenial

    < 4.4.0-87.110~14.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-oem

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-raspi-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-raspi2

    < 4.4.0-1065.73 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-riscv

    all | all

  • ubuntu•linux-snapdragon

    < 4.4.0-1067.72

References (12)