CVE-2017-13213 Privilege escalation in Android

High 7.8 Published Updated

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Broadcom bcmdhd driver allows attackers to gain higher privileges on Android 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-2017-13213?

CVE-2017-13213 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 12 Jan 2018. 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 Broadcom bcmdhd driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-63374465. References: B-V2017081501.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13213?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-13213?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13213 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-13213 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13213 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2p25-wrwc-3qp8.

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