CVE-2017-0518 Privilege escalation in Android

What is CVE-2017-0518?

CVE-2017-0518 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm fingerprint sensor driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32370896. References: QC-CR#1086530.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0518?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0518?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0518 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-0518 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0518 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-894m-8484-x85q, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0518.