CVE-2017-15829 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a race condition exists in a GPU Driver which can potentially lead to a Use After Free condition.

Published: 2018-02-23

Score: 7.0 High

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.

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

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-7251	In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a race condition exists in a GPU Driver which can potentially lead to a Use After Free condition.

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 Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00116.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102974
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-02-01

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: qualcomm

Published: 2018-02-23T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:46:51.394Z

Reserved: 2017-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-15829

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-02-23T23:29:00.530

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:08:20.343

Link: CVE-2017-15829

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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