CVE-2017-18301 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A null pointer dereference in Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs allows attackers to cause a system restart via a crafted IOCTL call.

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-2017-18301?

CVE-2017-18301 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, published on 20 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Small Cell SoC and Snapdragon (Automobile, Mobile, Wear) in version FSM9055, FSM9955, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8909W, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 450, SD 617, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SDM630, SDM636, SDM660, SDX20, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, providing the NULL argument of ICE regulator while processing create key IOCTL results in system restart.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18301?

It affects 23 products.

Products include Qualcomm Fsm9055 Firmware, Qualcomm Fsm9955 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware and 17 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18301?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18301 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-18301 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18301 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g8pp-68w8-fg6c.

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