Google Android Linux Kernel update_userspace_power Update information disclosure
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.5 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function update_userspace_power
of the component Linux Kernel. The manipulation as part of a Update leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, untrusted pointer dereference in update_userspace_power() function in power leads to information exposure.
The bug was discovered 03/05/2018. The weakness was published 03/16/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-15833 since 10/24/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 11 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5
VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Patch: source.codeaurora.org
Timeline
10/24/2017 🔍03/05/2018 🔍
03/16/2018 🔍
03/16/2018 🔍
03/17/2018 🔍
02/22/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2017-15833 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
Entry
Created: 03/17/2018 11:37Updated: 02/22/2023 09:12
Changes: 03/17/2018 11:37 (61), 01/14/2020 13:37 (2), 02/22/2023 09:12 (4)
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