VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-9724

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.40%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-09-21

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Description

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, user-level permissions can be used to gain access to kernel memory, specifically the ION cache maintenance code is writing to a user supplied address.

Weakness classification

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Primary references

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