Race condition in Google Android - CVE-2017-15847
Published: January 10, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37685
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15847
CWE-ID: CWE-362
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, in the SPCom kernel driver, a race condition exists when creating a channel.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-15847
Install update from vendor's website.