CVE-2017-0403

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Kernel-3.10 through Kernel-3.18

Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel performance subsystem. It could allow a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process.

Recommendations For versions Kernel-3.10 through Kernel-3.18, consider restricting access to the kernel performance subsystem as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.