CVE-2017-18156 Use after free in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear
A use-after-free vulnerability in the camera driver allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges on affected Qualcomm Snapdragon 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-2017-18156?
CVE-2017-18156 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 6 May 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
While processing camera buffers in camera driver, a use after free condition can occur in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear in MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 625, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SDX20.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18156?
It affects 12 products.
Products include Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware and 6 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18156?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18156 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-2017-18156 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18156 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware
- CVE-2016-10394 Improper Authentication in Core
- CVE-2019-10522 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2019-10528 Use after free in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2019-10533 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2019-10534 Null dereference in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f792-vqmh-qc7h.