High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 5, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-14896
CVE-2017-14896
Description
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, there is a memory allocation without a length field validation in the mobicore driver which can result in an undersize buffer allocation. Ultimately this can result in a kernel memory overwrite.
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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
1- source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01nvdPatchVendor Advisory
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