CVE-2017-15856

HIGH

Google Android - Race Condition

Title source: rule

Description

Due to a race condition while processing the power stats debug file to read status, a double free condition can occur in Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-06-05.

References (3)

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-06-01#qualcomm-components

[Patch] https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=ed02c0ccd6f7461a69d64903738372eaf21babcd

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0

EPSS 0.0005

EPSS Percentile 15.2%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-415 CWE-362

Status published

Affected Products (1)

google/android

Timeline

Published Jul 06, 2018

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026