Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 6, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-14893

Description

While flashing meta image, a buffer over-read may potentially occur when the image size is smaller than the image header size or is smaller than the image header size + total image header entry in Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-06-05.

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Affected products

Google/Android2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=2018-06-05
Qualcomm, Inc./Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Androidv5
Range: All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel

Patches

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References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-06-01nvdPatchVendor Advisory
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/nvdPatch

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