CVE-2017-8270

HIGH

Qualcomm Android Driver - Use-After-Free via Race Condition

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-8270. PoCs published by codecat007.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository contains a functional PoC for CVE-2017-8270, a race condition vulnerability in the Android kernel's ath_pktlog driver. The exploit uses multithreading to trigger the race condition by rapidly toggling the 'enable' and 'size' parameters of the driver, leading to a potential denial-of-service or privilege escalation.

Description

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, a race condition exists in a driver potentially leading to a use-after-free condition.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 8 stars
by codecat007 · cpoc
https://github.com/codecat007/cvehub/tree/main/android/kernel/CVE-2017-8270

The repository contains a functional PoC for CVE-2017-8270, a race condition vulnerability in the Android kernel's ath_pktlog driver. The exploit uses multithreading to trigger the race condition by rapidly toggling the 'enable' and 'size' parameters of the driver, leading to a potential denial-of-service or privilege escalation.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Racy
Target: Android kernel (ath_pktlog driver)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target device's /proc/sys/ath_pktlog/cld interface
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99465

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 15.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-362 CWE-416
Status published
Products (2)
google/android
Qualcomm, Inc./All Qualcomm products All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel
Published Aug 18, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026