CVE-2017-10998 Integer overflow in n/a
An integer overflow in the Qualcomm Android kernel audio driver allows attackers to bypass buffer validation, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.
- 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-2017-10998?
CVE-2017-10998 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 21 Sep 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
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in audio_aio_ion_lookup_vaddr, the buffer length, which is user input, ends up being used to validate if the buffer is fully within the valid region. If the buffer length is large enough then the address + length operation could overflow and produce a result far below the valid region.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10998?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10998?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-10998 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10998 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pvj8-wfqp-fgm5.