PT-2018-5571

CVE-2017-13293

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Published

2018-04-04

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Updated

2018-05-10

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CVSS 2.0
7.2
High
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Android kernel
Description: The issue is related to a missing bounds check in the nfc hci cmd received() function of core.c, which could lead to a local escalation of privilege in the kernel. This can be exploited without additional execution privileges or user interaction.
Recommendations: For Android kernel, consider applying a patch that includes a bounds check in the nfc hci cmd received() function to prevent out of bounds write. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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