Double Free in Google Android
CVE-2017-9705
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, concurrent rx notifications and read() operations in the G-Link PKT driver can result in a double free condition due to missing locking resulting in list_del() and list_add() overlapping and corrupting the next and previous pointers.
Vulnerability class: Double Free
EPSS: 0.002 (4.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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)
References
- product-security@qualcomm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9705?
- CVE-2017-9705 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-01-10.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9705?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.