CVE-2014-9940 (GCVE-0-2014-9940)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-05-02 21:00
Modified
2024-08-06 14:02
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
The regulator_ena_gpio_free function in drivers/regulator/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted application.
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