SB2018022407 - Race condition in Google, Google Android
Published: February 24, 2018 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018022407
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15829)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
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.