Description
The boot_linux_from_mmc function in app/aboot/aboot.c in the Little Kernel (LK) bootloader, as distributed with Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not properly validate a certain address value, which allows attackers to write data to a controllable memory location by leveraging the ability to initiate an attempted boot of an arbitrary image.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2014-1004 | The boot_linux_from_mmc function in app/aboot/aboot.c in the Little Kernel (LK) bootloader, as distributed with Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not properly validate a certain address value, which allows attackers to write data to a controllable memory location by leveraging the ability to initiate an attempted boot of an arbitrary image. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T09:34:40.425Z
Reserved: 2014-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2014-0974
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Status : Modified
Published: 2014-08-25T01:55:03.087
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2014-0974
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD