CVE-2014-9940
HIGH
7
CVSS Score
Published: May 2, 2017 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:19 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelAndroid
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Severity
HIGH7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 3.16.45, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.18.52, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=60a2362f769cf549dc466134efe71c8bf9fbaabaVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98195x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/60a2362f769cf549dc466134efe71c8bf9fbaabax_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416
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