What is CVE-2017-9692?

CVE-2017-9692 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-30.

How severe is CVE-2017-9692?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Google Android

CVE-2017-9692

When an atomic commit is issued on a writeback panel with a NULL output_layer parameter in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android before 2017-06-03, a NULL pointer dereference may potentially occur.

Published 2018-03-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.002 (7.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · 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-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.4/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/02/16/february-2018-code-aurora-secur… (Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/100210 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9692?: CVE-2017-9692 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2017-9692?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.