Is CVE-2014-9888 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-9888 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-9888?

CVE-2014-9888 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-9888?

CVE-2014-9888 has an EPSS score of 0.40% (32th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9888?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 3.13.4-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-9888

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13 on ARM platforms, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 (2013) devices, does not prevent executable DMA mappings, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 28803642 and Qualcomm internal bug CR642735.

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:3.13.4-1CVE-2014-9888

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

32ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 32% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Vendor Advisory1

source.android.com

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-264 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2012-1456	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1459	Medium	4.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2012-1446	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1443	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1442	Medium	4.3	99%	-	-
CVE-2012-1457	Medium	4.3	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.