# CVE-2014-0973: The image\_verify function in platform/msm\_shared/image\_verify.c in the Little Kernel (LK) bootloader, as distributed with Qualcomm Innovatio

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-08-25 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The image_verify function in platform/msm_shared/image_verify.c in the Little Kernel (LK) bootloader, as distributed with Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not check whether a certain digest size is consistent with the RSA_public_decrypt API specification, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass boot-image authentication requirements via trailing data.

## What to do

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## References

- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
- https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/incomplete-signature-parsing-during-boot-image-authentication-leads-to-signature-forgery-cve-2014-0973

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