7.8

CVE-2017-0861: google inc. android Use After Free

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-0861DEBIAN-CVE-2017-0861
Published 16-11-2017Last modified 16-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-0861 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Use After Free vulnerability in google inc. android. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.43%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 62 · Related 53
DLA-1369-1DSA-4187-1MGASA-2018-0062MGASA-2018-0063MGASA-2018-0064RHSA-2018:2390

Timeline

  1. 16-11-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the snd_pcm_info function in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel allows attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

37%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.43% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu22 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-142.191 | < 4.4.0-119.143
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1016.16 | < 4.4.0-1054.63
  • linux-azure< 4.13.0-1014.17
  • linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • linux< 4.13.4-1
Google1 product
Google inc.1 product

4 vendors · 25 products

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