Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-15856 (CCN-148306)

Assigned:2017-10-24
Published:2018-06-05
Updated:2018-08-27
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.0 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.1 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
5.2 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.4 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-415
CWE-362
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: Google Web site
Android

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-15856

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
android-cve201715856-priv-esc(148306)

Source: CCN
Type: Android Open Source Project
Pixel/Nexus Security Bulletin—June 2018

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

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

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

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    google android -
    google android *