High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 16, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-8279

Description

In android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, missing race condition protection while updating msg mask table can lead to buffer over-read. Also access to freed memory can happen while updating msg_mask information.

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/2017-11-01nvdPatchVendor Advisory

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