CVE-2017-15824 Information disclosure in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
Uninitialized stack buffer written to flash memory may leak sensitive memory contents in Qualcomm 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-2017-15824?
CVE-2017-15824 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-06-05, the function UpdateDeviceStatus() writes a local stack buffer without initialization to flash memory using WriteToPartition() which may potentially leak memory.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15824?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15824?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15824 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-15824 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15824 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hxjc-9h94-4xpr.