CVE-2017-0651 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 4.7 Published Updated

A local malicious application can access data outside its permission levels via the kernel ION subsystem, requiring prior compromise of a privileged process.

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-2017-0651?

CVE-2017-0651 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 kernel ION subsystem 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-3.18. Android ID: A-35644815.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0651?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0651?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0651 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-0651 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0651 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9x3m-rc7j-5r64.

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