CVE-2017-9692 Null dereference in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android

What is CVE-2017-9692?

CVE-2017-9692 is a high-severity 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

When an atomic commit is issued on a writeback panel with a NULL output_layer parameter in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android before 2017-06-03, a NULL pointer dereference may potentially occur.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9692?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9692?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9692 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-9692 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9692 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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