PT-2018-5996 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2018-09-18 · Updated 2018-11-09 · CVE-2017-15825

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to the processing of a gpt update, which may lead to an out of bounds memory access. This affects Android releases, including Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android, all of which use the Linux kernel.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-15825

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 4

• https://codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15825 · Security Note
• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/lk/commit/?id=252e22c9adb9b59c36e59e00d8b43013facec4d6 · Patch
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-09-01#qualcomm-components · Vendor Advisory