CVE-2017-13273 Race condition in Android

What is CVE-2017-13273?

CVE-2017-13273 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 15 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In xt_qtaguid.c, there is a race condition due to insufficient locking. This could lead to local elevation of privileges with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-65853158.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13273?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-13273?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-13273 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13273 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-cg83-m9hm-pr9f.