CVE-2017-9691 Use after free in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A race condition in the mobicore driver allows attackers to access freed memory, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation on Qualcomm-based Android devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-9691?
CVE-2017-9691 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Android, published on 30 Mar 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
There is a race condition in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android that allows to access to already free'd memory in the debug message output functionality contained within the mobicore driver.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9691?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9691?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9691 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-2017-9691 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9691 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cxc6-42w7-xc48.