CVE-2017-11025 Race condition in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A race condition in the audio effects driver allows attackers to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation on Qualcomm devices.
- 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-2017-11025?
CVE-2017-11025 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, 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
In android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, due to a race condition in the function audio_effects_shared_ioctl(), memory corruption can occur.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11025?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11025?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11025 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-11025 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11025 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5h86-f54v-652h.