Description
The boot_linux_from_mmc function in app/aboot/aboot.c in the Little Kernel (LK) bootloader, as distributed with Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not properly validate a certain address value, which allows attackers to write data to a controllable memory location by leveraging the ability to initiate an attempted boot of an arbitrary image.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 1.9/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
- https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/lk-insufficient-verification-tagaddr-when-loading-device-tree-cve-2014-0974Patch
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
- https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/lk-insufficient-verification-tagaddr-when-loading-device-tree-cve-2014-0974Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 25, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified