VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-9681

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.43%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-03-30

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

In Android before 2017-08-05 on Qualcomm MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, and all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, if kernel memory address is passed from userspace through iris_vidioc_s_ext_ctrls ioctl, it will print kernel address data. A user could set it to an arbitrary kernel address, hence information disclosure (for kernel) could occur.

Weakness classification

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Primary references

product-security@qualcomm.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
product-security@qualcomm.com — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory