CVE-2017-18156: qualcomm technologies, inc. snapdragon automobile, snapdragon mobile, snapdragon wear Use After Free

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-18156 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Use After Free vulnerability in qualcomm technologies, inc. snapdragon automobile, snapdragon mobile, snapdragon wear. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-05-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

While processing camera buffers in camera driver, a use after free condition can occur in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear in MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 625, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SDX20.

• CWE-416Use After FreeThe product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.