CVE-2017-18169 Denial of service in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A local user can cause a kernel denial of service in ashmem via cache maintenance operations in Qualcomm Android kernels.
- 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-2017-18169?
CVE-2017-18169 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 15 Jun 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
User process can perform the kernel DOS in ashmem when doing cache maintenance operation in all Android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the Linux kernel.
Weakness: CWE-617
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18169?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18169?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18169 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-18169 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18169 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7j6p-g885-85v2.