CVE-2017-0633 Information disclosure in Android

What is CVE-2017-0633?

CVE-2017-0633 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 12 May 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 Broadcom Wi-Fi driver could enable a local malicious component 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-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-36000515. References: B-RB#117131.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0633?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0633?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0633 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-0633 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0633 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-6376-x655-ggg6.