CVE-2017-6264 Memory corruption in Android

What is CVE-2017-6264?

CVE-2017-6264 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 14 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the NVIDIA GPU driver (gm20b_clk_throt_set_cdev_state), where an out of bound memory read is used as a function pointer could lead to code execution in the kernel.This issue is rated as high because it could allow a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of a privileged process. Product: Android. Version: N/A. Android ID: A-34705430. References: N-CVE-2017-6264.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6264?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6264?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6264 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2017-6264 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6264 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-hgvm-qcpm-3g9q.