CVE-2017-9708 Race condition in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A race condition in the Qualcomm Android camera driver allows concurrent access to shared variables, potentially leading to undefined behavior or system instability.
- 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-2017-9708?
CVE-2017-9708 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 5 Dec 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in the camera driver, the function "msm_ois_power_down" is called without a mutex and a race condition can occur in variable "*reg_ptr" of sub function "msm_camera_config_single_vreg".
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9708?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9708?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9708 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-9708 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9708 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qqw4-9qp4-r643.