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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-0972 · published 1 August 2014

CVE-2014-0972: Codeaurora android-msm permissions and access controls vulnerability

Codeaurora · Android Msm

The kgsl graphics driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not properly prevent write access to IOMMU context registers, which allows local users to select a custom page table, and consequently write to arbitrary memory locations, by using a crafted GPU command stream to modify the contents of a certain register.

7.2 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 0.40% · top 68.8% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
7.2CVSS 2.0 base score
0.40%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The kgsl graphics driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not properly prevent write access to IOMMU context registers, which allows local users to select a custom page table, and consequently write to arbitrary memory locations, by using a crafted GPU command stream to modify the contents of a certain register.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/unprivileged-gpu-command-streams-can-change-the-iommu-page-table
https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/unprivileged-gpu-command-streams-can-change-the-iommu-page-table

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-0972), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.