The image_verify function in platform/msm_shared/image_verify.c in the Little Kernel (LK)…
Priority LOW 32CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00385 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:little_kernel_project:little_kernel_bootloader:-:-:-:-:-:android:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Little Kernel Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:little_kernel_project:little_kernel_bootloader:-:-:-:-:-:android:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Little Kernel Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-0973
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j2v2-fr8j-439j
References
More Little Kernel Project Little Kernel Bootloader vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-03538 The cmd_boot function in app/aboot/aboot.c in the Little Kernel (LK) bootloader, as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2014-00894 The boot_linux_from_mmc function in app/aboot/aboot.c in the Little Kernel (LK)… CVSS 2.0LOW 1.9
Sources
- CVE-2014-0973 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-0973 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j2v2-fr8j-439j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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