Google Android Kernel Audio Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Kernel Audio Driver. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-0861. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Kernel Audio Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Upstream kernel audio driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-36006981.

The bug was discovered 11/08/2017. The weakness was released 11/16/2017 as A-36006981 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-0861 since 11/29/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105422 (Amazon Linux AMI : kernel (ALAS-2017-937) (Dirty COW)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 157849 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2018-3083)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (105422), SecurityFocus (BID 103960†) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2022-0532). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-81153, VDB-87616, VDB-105605 and VDB-109492. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

Oracle Linux
Debian Linux
Open Source Linux Kernel
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Ubuntu Linux
SUSE Linux
Oracle VM
NetApp FAS
Avaya Aura Communication Manager
Avaya Aura Session Manager
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services
Avaya Aura System Manager
Avaya Aura Experience Portal
NetApp AFF

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Google

Name

Android

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.google.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 105422
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : kernel (ALAS-2017-937) (Dirty COW)
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OpenVAS ID: 864875
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for linux USN-3583-1
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: git.kernel.org

Timelineinfo

11/29/2016 🔍
11/08/2017 +344 days 🔍
11/16/2017 +8 days 🔍
11/16/2017 +0 days 🔍
11/17/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/21/2017 +34 days 🔍
12/26/2017 +5 days 🔍
04/24/2018 +119 days 🔍
09/14/2025 +2699 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: A-36006981
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-0861 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0861
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109511

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SecurityFocus: 103960 - Linux Kernel 'fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2022-0532 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/17/2017 08:03
Updated: 09/14/2025 00:24
Changes: 11/17/2017 08:03 (73), 12/07/2019 13:27 (10), 01/10/2023 14:46 (4), 09/14/2025 00:24 (21)
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