CVE-2017-0866 Memory corruption in n/a
An unchecked userspace pointer in the NVIDIA Tegra X1 kernel driver allows memory corruption, potentially enabling local privilege escalation and code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-0866?
CVE-2017-0866 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Direct rendering infrastructure of the NVIDIA Tegra X1 where an unchecked input from userspace is passed as a pointer to kfree. This could lead to kernel memory corruption and possible code execution. This issue is rated as moderate. Product: Pixel. Version: N/A. Android ID: A-38415808. References: N-CVE-2017-0866.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0866?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Tegra X1 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-0866?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0866 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-0866 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0866 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f8cv-gg9m-8xhx.