CVE-2017-8266 Use after free in All Qualcomm products
A race condition in the Qualcomm video driver leads to a use-after-free, potentially allowing attackers to execute code or escalate privileges on Android devices.
- 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-2017-8266?
CVE-2017-8266 is a high-severity use after free 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, a race condition exists in a video driver potentially leading to a use-after-free condition.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8266?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8266?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8266 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-2017-8266 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8266 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2rcq-q564-ppc9.