Use After Free in Google Android
CVE-2017-0861
Use-after-free vulnerability in the snd_pcm_info function in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel allows attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.2% 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)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187 (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/ (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/ (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/ (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3632-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2390 (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/secure-testing-commits/2017-December/059967.h… (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-0861?
- CVE-2017-0861 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-16.
- How severe is CVE-2017-0861?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-0861 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.