SB2017111623 - Race condition in Google, Google Android
Published: November 16, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017111623
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8279)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
In android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, missing race condition protection while updating msg mask table can lead to buffer over-read. Also access to freed memory can happen while updating msg_mask information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.