CVE-2017-14896 (GCVE-0-2017-14896)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-12-05 17:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:32
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Summary
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, there is a memory allocation without a length field validation in the mobicore driver which can result in an undersize buffer allocation. Ultimately this can result in a kernel memory overwrite.
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CWE
  • Integer overflow leading to kernel memory write in gud driver
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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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