CVE-2017-15843 Race condition in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A race condition in the Qualcomm bus driver allows a double free, potentially enabling code execution or privilege escalation in Android and Firefox OS 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-2017-15843?
CVE-2017-15843 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 12 Jun 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Due to a race condition in a bus driver, a double free in msm_bus_floor_vote_context() can potentially occur in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15843?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15843?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15843 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-15843 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15843 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-prj4-rp5q-vh2f.