PT-2017-3953 · Google+4 · Android Kernel+4

Published

2017-09-03

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Updated

2023-06-14

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CVE-2018-9517

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

VectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android kernel
Description The issue is related to a use after free in the pppol2tp connect function, which could lead to memory corruption. This might allow an attacker to escalate privileges locally with System execution privileges. No user interaction is required for exploitation.
Recommendations For Android kernel, consider applying a patch to fix the use after free issue in the pppol2tp connect function as a permanent solution. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the pppol2tp connect function to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Use After Free

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-03256
CESA-2019_2029
CVE-2018-9517
OPENSUSE-SU-2021:3876-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2021_3876-1
RHSA-2019:2029
RHSA-2019:2043
RHSA-2019_2029
RHSA-2019_2043
SUSE-SU-2021:3192-1
SUSE-SU-2021:3206-1
SUSE-SU-2021:3217-1
SUSE-SU-2021:3876-1
SUSE-SU-2021:3969-1
SUSE-SU-2021:3972-1
SUSE-SU-2021_3192-1
SUSE-SU-2021_3206-1
SUSE-SU-2023:0420-1
SUSE-SU-2023:2506-1
SUSE-SU-2023_0420-1
USN-3932-1
USN-3932-2

Affected Products

Android Kernel
Centos
Red Hat
Suse
Ubuntu