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CVE-2014-0972

Published: Aug 1, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
NVD MITRE
7.2CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 68.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

n/an/a
android-msmcodeaurora
Embedded
Hardware Firmware / cpu-gpu
codeauroraoss-projectHardware Firmwareaka android-msm

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

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

Timeline

Published
Aug 1, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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