CVE-2017-8277 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free in the Qualcomm Android kernel allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via a failed client registration.
- 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-2017-8277?
CVE-2017-8277 is a high-severity use after free 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, in the function msm_dba_register_client, if the client registers failed, it would be freed. However the client was not removed from list. Use-after-free would occur when traversing the list next time.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8277?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8277?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8277 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-2017-8277 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8277 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rp36-22f4-gc3f.