CVE-2014-9900

kernel: Info leak in uninitialized structure ethtool_wolinfo in ethtool_get_wol()

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · July 25, 2017

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

The ethtool_get_wol function in net/core/ethtool.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices, does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28803952 and Qualcomm internal bug CR570754.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor