CVE-2017-5624 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can disable dm-verity via fastboot to bypass system integrity checks, enabling persistent code execution and privilege escalation on OnePlus 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-2017-5624?
CVE-2017-5624 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in OxygenOS before 4.0.3 for OnePlus 3 and 3T. The attacker can persistently make the (locked) bootloader start the platform with dm-verity disabled, by issuing the 'fastboot oem disable_dm_verity' command. Having dm-verity disabled, the kernel will not verify the system partition (and any other dm-verity protected partition), which may allow for persistent code execution and privilege escalation.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5624?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oneplus Oxygenos.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5624?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5624 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-5624 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5624 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hhqp-73g9-vq23.