PT-2018-6014

CVE-2017-15850

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Published

2018-01-10

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Updated

2018-01-26

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CVSS 3.1
7.5
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Android for MSM versions (affected versions not specified) Firefox OS for MSM versions (affected versions not specified) QRD Android versions (affected versions not specified)
Description: The issue allows userspace to read values from audio codec registers in certain Android and Firefox OS releases that utilize the Linux kernel.
Recommendations: For Android for MSM, restrict access to audio codec registers until a patch is available. For Firefox OS for MSM, consider disabling access to sensitive audio codec data as a temporary workaround. For QRD Android, avoid using the affected audio codec functionality until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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