CVE-2017-6263 Use after free in Android

What is CVE-2017-6263?

CVE-2017-6263 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Dec 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NVIDIA driver contains a vulnerability where it is possible a use after free malfunction can occur due to improper usage of the list_for_each kernel macro which could enable unauthorized code execution and possibly lead to elevation of privileges. This issue is rated as high. Product: Android. Version: N/A. Android ID: A-38046353. References: N-CVE-2017-6263.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6263?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6263?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6263 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-2017-6263 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6263 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-78m4-8j82-p6gh.