VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-9724
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, user-level permissions can be used to gain access to kernel memory, specifically the ION cache maintenance code is writing to a user supplied address.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, user-level permissions can be used to gain access to kernel memory, specifically the ION cache maintenance code is writing to a user supplied address.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- product-security@qualcomm.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100658Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100658Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.