High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 5, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-14901

Description

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, while processing the QCA_NL80211_VENDOR_SUBCMD_SET_TXPOWER_SCALE vendor command, in which attribute QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_TXPOWER_SCALE contains fewer than 1 byte, a buffer overrun occurs.

Affected products

Google/Android
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Qualcomm, Inc./Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Androidv5
Range: All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01nvdPatchVendor Advisory

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