CVE-2017-13307 Privilege escalation in Android
High 7.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-13307 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-13307 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 4 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13307 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13307/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13307/index.md)
An attacker can exploit a flaw in the Android kernel's PCI sysfs interface to elevate privileges on the device.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-13307?
CVE-2017-13307 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 4 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Upstream kernel pci sysfs. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-69128924.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13307?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-13307?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2017-13307 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13307 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m7xf-r92h-f9w7, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-13307.