CVE-2017-17770 Null dereference in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android

What is CVE-2017-17770?

CVE-2017-17770 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 3 Apr 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 Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, in a power driver ioctl handler, an Untrusted Pointer Dereference may potentially occur.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17770?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-17770?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17770 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-17770 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17770 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-8x99-jf86-c3r4.