CVE-2017-15849 Use after free in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Android MSM kernel allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via race conditions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-15849?
CVE-2017-15849 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Android, published on 10 Jan 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a LayerStack can be destroyed in between Validate and Commit by the application resulting in a Use After Free condition.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15849?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15849?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15849 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2017-15849 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15849 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hr9x-5r9r-vch4.