CVE-2017-6263: google android Use After Free

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-6263 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Use After Free vulnerability in google android. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-12-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

NVIDIA driver contains a vulnerability where it is possible a use after free malfunction can occur due to improper usage of the list_for_each kernel macro which could enable unauthorized code execution and possibly lead to elevation of privileges. This issue is rated as high. Product: Android. Version: N/A. Android ID: A-38046353. References: N-CVE-2017-6263.

• 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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.