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High
CVE-2017-8257
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using...
Vulnerability Description
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, when accessing the sde_rotator debug interface for register reading with multiple processes, one process can free the debug buffer while another process still has the debug buffer in use.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
Qualcomm, Inc.
View all reports →Affected Software
All Qualcomm products
Vulnerable Versions:
All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 18th, 2017
Last Modified:
September 17th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.