CVE-2017-18692 Race condition in n/a
A race condition in the touchscreen driver allows attackers to trigger a buffer overflow, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation on Samsung devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-18692?
CVE-2017-18692 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) and N(7.0) (MSM8939, MSM8996, MSM8998, Exynos7580, Exynos8890, or Exynos8895 chipsets) software. There is a race condition, with a resultant buffer overflow, in the sec_ts touchscreen sysfs interface. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-7501 (January 2017).
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18692?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18692?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18692 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-18692 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18692 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jwxr-536r-j6vp.