Google Android Linux Kernel memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Android. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Linux Kernel. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-9698. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version not known). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Linux Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, improperly specified offset/size values for a submission command could cause a math operation to overflow and could result in an access to arbitrary memory. The combined pointer will overflow and possibly pass further checks intended to avoid accessing unintended memory.

The bug was discovered 12/05/2017. The weakness was shared 12/05/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-9698 since 06/15/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/21/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The entries VDB-101212, VDB-102646, VDB-110201 and VDB-110202 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Smartphone Operating System

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• Google

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• Android

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• free

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• Vendor: https://www.google.com/

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