CVE-2017-9676 Use after free in n/a

Medium 4.7 Published 21 Sep 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers can exploit race conditions and use-after-free flaws in Qualcomm Android kernel drivers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.

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-2017-9676?

CVE-2017-9676 is a medium-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, potential use after free scenarios and race conditions can occur when accessing global static variables without using a lock.

Weakness: CWE-416, CWE-362, CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9676?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9676?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9676 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-2017-9676 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9676 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hhc9-m6jq-c9w7.