Google Android kernel up_L2commonPdcpSecurity.cpp SwDcpItg denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Google Android kernel. This affects the function SwDcpItg of the file up_L2commonPdcpSecurity.cpp. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-36917. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google Android kernel. This issue affects the function SwDcpItg of the file up_L2commonPdcpSecurity.cpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In SwDcpItg of up_L2commonPdcpSecurity.cpp, there is a possible denial of service due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

The advisory is shared at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-36917 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/12/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
12/11/2025 +239 days VulDB entry created
12/12/2025 +0 days Advisory disclosed
12/12/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-36917 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-36917
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-335981
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2025 00:07
Changes: 12/12/2025 00:07 (57)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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