CVE-2014-9803 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel (specifically arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h before 3.15-rc5-next-20140519) that affects Android devices, including Nexus 5X and 6P before the 2016-07-05 update. The flaw stems from mishandling execute-only pages, allowing a malicious application to gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and can lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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