SB2017120404 - Privilege escalation in Google Android
Published: December 4, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017120404
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13166)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists in the V4L2 video driver component of the Google Android kernel due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local attacker can use a specially crafted application and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.