What is CVE-2017-18169?

CVE-2017-18169 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-06-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-18169?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2017-18169

User process can perform the kernel DOS in ashmem when doing cache maintenance operation in all Android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the Linux kernel.

Published 2018-06-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Qualcomm, Inc. Android For Msm, Firefox OS Qrd — versions All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-617 — Reachable Assertion

References

www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/06/04/june-2018-code-aurora-security-… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18169?: CVE-2017-18169 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-18169?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.