CVE-2017-0563
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the HTC touchscreen driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the operating system to repair the device. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10. Android ID: A-32089409.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux-kernel | 3.10 | affected | |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/May/19
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97342
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
- https://alephsecurity.com/vulns/aleph-2017009
- https://github.com/alephsecurity/PoCs/tree/master/CVE-2017-0563
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/May/19
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97342
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
- https://alephsecurity.com/vulns/aleph-2017009
- https://github.com/alephsecurity/PoCs/tree/master/CVE-2017-0563
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
CWEs
CWE-345
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.