CVE-2017-14891 Information disclosure in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
An uninitialized variable in the KGSL driver allows attackers to leak stack contents, potentially exposing sensitive data in Qualcomm-based Android devices.
- 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-2017-14891?
CVE-2017-14891 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 30 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the KGSL driver function _gpuobj_map_useraddr() in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android before 2017-10-12, the contents of the stack can get leaked due to an uninitialized variable.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14891?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-14891?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14891 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-14891 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14891 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x49c-9h54-cv3p.