What is CVE-2017-15833?

CVE-2017-15833 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2017-15833 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-15833?

CVE-2017-15833 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-2017-15833?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-15833. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2017-15833 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-15833 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-2017-15833

High

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, untrusted pointer dereference in update_userspace_power() function in power leads to information exposure.

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-200

CVE-2017-15833 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-2017-15833 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/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=51ce6aec73d80e1f1fcc9c7fa71e9c2fcbdbc0fd
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-15833

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-2017-15833?

CVE-2017-15833 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2017-15833 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-15833?

CVE-2017-15833 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-2017-15833?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-15833. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2017-15833 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2017-15833 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 →