CVE-2017-8242 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a race condition exists in a QTEE driver potentially leading to an arbitrary memory write.

Published: 2017-06-13

Score: 5.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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.

All Qualcomm products

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

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-17204	In all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a race condition exists in a QTEE driver potentially leading to an arbitrary memory write.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00085.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: qualcomm

Published: 2017-06-13T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:27:22.989Z

Reserved: 2017-04-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8242

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-13T20:29:01.793

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-8242

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-362

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