# CVE-2014-9893: drivers/video/msm/mdss/mdss\_mdp\_pp.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 devices does not properly determine

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-08-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

drivers/video/msm/mdss/mdss_mdp_pp.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 devices does not properly determine the size of Gamut LUT data, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28747914 and Qualcomm internal bug CR542223.

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## References

- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92222
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=bfc6eee5e30a0c20bc37495233506f4f0cc4991d

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