CVE-2017-7372 Race condition in All Qualcomm products

High 7.0 Published Updated

A race condition in the Android video driver allows attackers to trigger buffer overflows or arbitrary writes, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-7372?

CVE-2017-7372 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 13 Jun 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

In all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a race condition exists in a video driver potentially leading to buffer overflow or write to arbitrary pointer location.

Weakness: CWE-362, CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7372?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-7372?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7372 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-7372 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7372 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3g7j-53r5-ww2g.

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