CVE-2017-8279

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

In android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, missing race condition protection while updating msg mask table can lead to buffer over-read. Also access to freed memory can happen while updating msg_mask information.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-362

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Qualcomm, Inc.	Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android	All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 16, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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