CVE-2017-15826

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Published Mar 30, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Due to a race condition in MDSS rotator in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android before 2017-10-20, a double free vulnerability may potentially exist when two threads free the same perf structures.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Qualcomm, Inc.

Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-7248	Due to a race condition in MDSS rotator in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android before 2017-10-20, a double free vulnerability may potentially exist when two threads free the same perf structures.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.123% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-02-01
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=5ac3e9d038a7ee7edf77dde2dffae6f8ba528848

History

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Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:25 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: qualcomm
Published: Mar 30, 2018, 9:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:25 PM
Reserved: Oct 24, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:08 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 30, 2018, 9:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:08 AM

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