Google Android Linux Kernel information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Google Android. This affects an unknown part of the component Linux Kernel. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-8279. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version not known). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Linux Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 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, missing race condition protection while updating msg mask table can lead to buffer over-read. Also access to freed memory can happen while updating msg_mask information.

The bug was discovered 11/06/2017. The weakness was presented 11/16/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-8279 since 04/25/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

See VDB-104449, VDB-109492, VDB-109498 and VDB-109499 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

04/25/2017 🔍
11/06/2017 +195 days 🔍
11/16/2017 +10 days 🔍
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11/17/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/07/2019 +750 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-8279 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8279
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109573
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/17/2017 09:42
Updated: 12/07/2019 17:53
Changes: 11/17/2017 09:42 (59), 12/07/2019 17:53 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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