What is CVE-2017-9724?

CVE-2017-9724 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-21.

How severe is CVE-2017-9724?

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

Privilege escalation in Google Android

CVE-2017-9724

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, user-level permissions can be used to gain access to kernel memory, specifically the ION cache maintenance code is writing to a user supplied address.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.004 (32.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

product-security@qualcomm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@qualcomm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9724?: CVE-2017-9724 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-21.
How severe is CVE-2017-9724?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.