SB2018022407 - Race condition in Google, Google Android
Published: February 24, 2018 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018022407
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) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15829)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a race condition exists in a GPU Driver which can potentially lead to a Use After Free condition.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.