CVE-2017-6899

MEDIUM

Android_kernel_huawei_msm8916 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

The msm_bus_dbg_update_request_write function in drivers/platform/msm/msm_bus/msm_bus_dbg.c in android_kernel_huawei_msm8916 through 2017-06-16 in LineageOS, and possibly other kernels for MSM devices, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and device crash) via a crafted /sys/kernel/debug/msm-bus-dbg/client-data/update-request write request.

References (2)

[Third Party Advisory] http://blog.secret-team.cn/index.php/archives/5/

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99107

Scores

CVSS v3 6.2

EPSS 0.0007

EPSS Percentile 20.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Details

CWE

CWE-476

Status published

Products (2)

lineageos/lineageos < 2017-06-16

n/a/n/a

Published Jun 16, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026