Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2017-11056
Published: October 10, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38116
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-2017-11056
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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, while doing sha and cipher operations, a userspace buffer is directly accessed in kernel space potentially leading to a page fault.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11056
Install update from vendor's website.