CVE-2017-9681 Information disclosure in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A local attacker can leak kernel memory addresses via a specific ioctl call, potentially aiding further exploits.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-9681?
CVE-2017-9681 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 30 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Android before 2017-08-05 on Qualcomm MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, and all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, if kernel memory address is passed from userspace through iris_vidioc_s_ext_ctrls ioctl, it will print kernel address data. A user could set it to an arbitrary kernel address, hence information disclosure (for kernel) could occur.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9681?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9681?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9681 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-9681 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9681 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-854f-hhfh-pr6h.