CVE-2017-0650 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 4.7 Published Updated

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

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-2017-0650?

CVE-2017-0650 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 14 Jun 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 Low because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-35472278.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0650?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0650?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0650 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-0650 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0650 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j4qw-f97c-g43h.

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