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Unscored CVE-2014-9900 EUVD-2014-9705GHSA-w3c6-9prg-6jjg

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 (…

Published Aug 6, 2016 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by google_android

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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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux No fix yet —
Debian 13 linux No fix yet —
Debian 12 linux No fix yet —

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +4 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux 4.4.0-87.110 USN-3364-1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-aws 4.4.0-1026.35 USN-3364-3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-gke 4.4.0-1022.22 USN-3364-3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe 4.10.0-32.36~16.04.1 USN-3371-1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-raspi2 4.4.0-1065.73 USN-3364-1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-snapdragon 4.4.0-1067.72 USN-3364-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS linux 3.13.0-125.174 USN-3360-1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS linux-lts-xenial 4.4.0-87.110~14.04.1 USN-3364-2

Advisories 5

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