CVE-2014-0972

Published Aug 1, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-1002 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:34 AM
Reserved
Jan 7, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 1, 2014, 11:13 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:03 AM