Use-after-free in Google Android - CVE-2017-18066
Published: March 16, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37414
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2017-18066
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android
Google Android
Detailed vulnerability 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, improper controls in MSM CORE leads to use memory after it is freed in msm_core_ioctl().
How to mitigate CVE-2017-18066
Install update from vendor's website.