What is CVE-2014-9888?

CVE-2014-9888 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264). CVE-2014-9888 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9888?

CVE-2014-9888 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-9888?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-9888. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2014-9888 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-9888 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

CVE-2014-9888

High

arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13 on ARM platforms, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices, does not prevent executable DMA mappings, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28803642 and Qualcomm internal bug CR642735.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2016-08-06

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-264

CVE-2014-9888 is a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control vulnerability

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2014-9888 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Source
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html

Mitigation Vendor Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92219
Source
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm/commit/?id=f044936caab337a4384fbfe64a4cbae33c7e22a1
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0ea1ec713f04bdfac343c9702b21cd3a7c711826
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0ea1ec713f04bdfac343c9702b21cd3a7c711826
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-9888

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2016-08-06

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9888?

CVE-2014-9888 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264) . CVE-2014-9888 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-9888?

CVE-2014-9888 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-9888?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-9888. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2014-9888 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2014-9888 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. View CWE-264 on MITRE CWE →