CVE-2017-0553
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in libnl could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the Wi-Fi service.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in libnl could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the Wi-Fi service. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and is mitigated by current platform configurations. Product: Android. Versions: 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1. Android ID: A-32342065. NOTE: this issue also exists in the upstream libnl before 3.3.0 library.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.32% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- security@android.com
EPSS moved from 4.1% on 21 September 2026 to 2.3% on 27 October 2026.
References
- http://git.infradead.org/users/tgr/libnl.git/commit/3e18948f17148e6a3c4255bdeaaf01ef6081ceeb
- http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/libnl/2017-May/002313.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97340Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3311-2
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2299
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6VCF5KS6HOJZLFIY2ZSXSVSDQX65A2PU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KIHASXRQO2YTQPKVP4VGIB2XHPANG6YX/
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3311-1/
- http://git.infradead.org/users/tgr/libnl.git/commit/3e18948f17148e6a3c4255bdeaaf01ef6081ceeb
- http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/libnl/2017-May/002313.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97340Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3311-2
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2299
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6VCF5KS6HOJZLFIY2ZSXSVSDQX65A2PU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KIHASXRQO2YTQPKVP4VGIB2XHPANG6YX/
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3311-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.