CVE-2017-0537 Information disclosure in Android

What is CVE-2017-0537?

CVE-2017-0537 is a medium-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 information disclosure vulnerability in the kernel USB gadget driver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31614969.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0537?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0537?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2017-0537 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0537 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-w77g-rwgw-cx94, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2017-0537, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2017-0537, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0537.