Use-after-free in Google Android - CVE-2017-18066

 

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: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18066
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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().


Affected software

Google Android

How to mitigate CVE-2017-18066

Install update from vendor's website.


External References

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