What is CVE-2017-0794?

CVE-2017-0794 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-08.

How severe is CVE-2017-0794?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-0794

A elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Upstream kernel scsi driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-35644812.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

Published 2017-09-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-06.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Google Inc. Android — versions Android kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/100667 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
usn.ubuntu.com/3798-1/ (vendor-advisory)
usn.ubuntu.com/3798-2/ (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0794?: CVE-2017-0794 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2017-0794?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.