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CVE-2014-9940

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Date: May 2, 2017

The regulator_ena_gpio_free function in drivers/regulator/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted application.

Language: C

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Related Resources (9)

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/60a2362f769cf549dc466134efe71c8bf9fbaaba
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98195
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-9940
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=60a2362f769cf549dc466134efe71c8bf9fbaaba
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9940
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9940
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2014-9940

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Use After Free

CWE-416

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): HIGH
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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