CVE-2017-9685 Use after free in All Qualcomm products
A race condition in the WLAN driver causes a use-after-free, potentially allowing attackers to execute code or escalate privileges on Qualcomm Android devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-9685?
CVE-2017-9685 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Android, published on 18 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a race condition in a WLAN driver can lead to a Use After Free condition.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9685?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9685?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9685 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-2017-9685 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9685 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g75f-f7rw-h2h7.