CVE-2017-15834

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Published Mar 16, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.0 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, race condition in diag_dbgfs_read_dcistats(), while accessing diag_dbgfs_dci_data_index, causes potential heap overflow.

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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-7256	In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, race condition in diag_dbgfs_read_dcistats(), while accessing diag_dbgfs_dci_data_index, causes potential heap overflow.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

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% (0.121% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-03-01
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=2e1b54e38f1516e70d9f6581c4f1ee935effb903

History

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Subscriptions

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Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:09 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: qualcomm
Published: Mar 16, 2018, 10:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:09 PM
Reserved: Oct 24, 2017, 12:00 AM

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

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 16, 2018, 10:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:08 AM

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