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
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: 0.002 (3.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.7% 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)
References
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-01-01 (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.