CVE-2017-10996

low-risk

Published 2017-09-21

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, out of bounds access is possible in c_show(), due to compat_hwcap_str[] not being NULL-terminated. This error is not fatal, however the device might crash/reboot with memory violation/out of bounds access.

Do I need to act?

0.09% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.5/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Android

Affected Vendors

Google

References (4)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100658

Patch https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100658

Patch https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal