CVE-2017-0634 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.7 Published Updated

A local malicious application can access data outside its permission levels via the Synaptics touchscreen driver in the Android kernel.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-0634?

CVE-2017-0634 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 Synaptics touchscreen 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-32511682.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0634?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0634?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0634 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-0634 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0634 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vhg5-v25m-g2wq.

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