Security Advisory

CVE-2014-9796

7.8
HIGH

Vulnerability Description

app/aboot/aboot.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices does not validate the page size in the kernel header, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted boot image, aka Android internal bug 28820722 and Qualcomm internal bug CR684756.
Published Date July 11, 2016
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory