What is CVE-2017-11079?

CVE-2017-11079 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2017-11079 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-11079?

CVE-2017-11079 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-11079?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-11079. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2017-11079 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-11079 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CVE-2017-11079

Critical

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, while processing sparse image, uninitialized heap memory can potentially be flashed due to the lack of validation of sparse image block header size.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2018-01-10

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

9.8

out of 10

Critical

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-200

CVE-2017-11079 is a Information Exposure vulnerability

What is Information Exposure?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2017-11079 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-01-01
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-11079

Severity Critical

CVSS score 9.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2018-01-10

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11079?

CVE-2017-11079 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2017-11079 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-11079?

CVE-2017-11079 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-11079?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-11079. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2017-11079 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2017-11079 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. View CWE-200 on MITRE CWE →