High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 7, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-14888
CVE-2017-14888
Description
In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, Userspace can pass IEs to the host driver and if multiple append commands are received, then the integer variable that stores the length can overflow and the subsequent copy of the IE data may potentially lead to a heap buffer overflow.
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Affected products
4- Qualcomm, Inc./Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Androidv5Range: All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel
Patches
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References
2- source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-11-01nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
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