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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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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Updated: 2024-08-06T09:34:40.425Z

Reserved: 2014-01-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-0974

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-08-25T01:55:03.087

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-0974

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