CVE-2017-8257 Race condition in All Qualcomm products
A race condition in the Qualcomm Android kernel debug interface allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code via concurrent access.
- 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-2017-8257?
CVE-2017-8257 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 18 Aug 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, when accessing the sde_rotator debug interface for register reading with multiple processes, one process can free the debug buffer while another process still has the debug buffer in use.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8257?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8257?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8257 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-8257 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8257 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vhvx-3gm7-4cq5.