CVE-2017-11063 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

A race condition in the Android MSM kernel driver can cause a null pointer dereference, leading to a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-11063?

CVE-2017-11063 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 10 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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, as a result of a race condition between two userspace processes that interact with the driver concurrently, a null pointer dereference can potentially occur.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11063?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-11063?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11063 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-11063 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11063 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pjwq-6682-pv8r.

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