Double Free in Google, Google Android

1) Double Free

EUVDB-ID: #VU37949

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11032

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

In android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a double free can occur when kmalloc fails to allocate memory for pointers resp/req in the service-locator driver function service_locator_send_msg().

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Android: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.