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The kgsl graphics driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not properly prevent write access to IOMMU context registers, which allows local users to select a custom page table, and consequently write to arbitrary memory locations, by using a crafted GPU command stream to modify the contents of a certain register.
Use CWE-264, Codeaurora vendor hub and Android-Msm product page to widen CVE-2014-0972 into its surrounding weakness, vendor, and product context.
Compare it with CVE-2013-2597, CVE-2013-4736 and CVE-2013-2595 for nearby disclosures in the same product family.