What is CVE-2017-14889?

CVE-2017-14889 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2017-14889 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-14889?

CVE-2017-14889 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-14889?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-14889. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2017-14889 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-14889 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2017-14889

High

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, due to the lack of a range check on the array index into the WMI descriptor pool, arbitrary address execution may potentially occur in the process mgmt completion handler.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2018-03-16

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-129

CVE-2017-14889 is classified as CWE-129

See CWE-129 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2017-14889 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Source
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-03-01

Vendor Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=e11e9dc8298dc0632050cacce96e9652d017f755
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-14889

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2018-03-16

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-14889?

CVE-2017-14889 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2017-14889 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-14889?

CVE-2017-14889 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-14889?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-14889. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2017-14889 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2017-14889 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.