Vulnerability identifier: #VU34519
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Google Android
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: Google
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.x), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software. There is a race condition with a resultant use-after-free in vnswap_deinit_backing_storage. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-11176 (February 2018).
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Google Android: 5.0 - 5.1.1, 6.0, 7.0 - 7.1.2
External links
http://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.