CVE-2017-8247 Race condition in n/a
A race condition in the Qualcomm Android kernel allows multiple device opens to cause a reference count mismatch, potentially leading to denial of service.
- 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-2017-8247?
CVE-2017-8247 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 21 Sep 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 Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, if there is more than one thread doing the device open operation, the device may be opened more than once. This would lead to get_pid being called more than once, however put_pid being called only once in function "msm_close".
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8247?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8247?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8247 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-8247 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8247 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cp3v-gfw2-fm24.