# CVE-2014-9971: In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, disabling asserts causes an instruction inside of an assert

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-08-18 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Mobile: version range not reported

## Description

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, disabling asserts causes an instruction inside of an assert to not be executed resulting in incorrect control flow.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Mobile, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-04-01
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103671

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