CVE-2017-8246 (GCVE-0-2017-8246)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-05-12 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:27
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Summary
In function msm_pcm_playback_close() in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, prtd is assigned substream->runtime->private_data. Later, prtd is freed. However, prtd is not sanitized and set to NULL, resulting in a dangling pointer. There are other functions that access the same memory (substream->runtime->private_data) with a NULL check, such as msm_pcm_volume_ctl_put(), which means this freed memory could be used.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Use-After-Free in ALSA PCM Playback Kernel Module (CVE-2017-8246)
Assigner
qualcomm CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 61/100 over 79 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Qualcomm, Inc. Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android Affected: All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel
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Date Public
2017-05-01 00:00
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