What is CVE-2017-9679?

CVE-2017-9679 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2017-9679 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-9679?

CVE-2017-9679 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-9679?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-9679. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2017-9679 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-9679 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-2017-9679

High

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, if a userspace string is not NULL-terminated, kernel memory contents can leak to system logs.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2017-08-18

Last modified 2026-05-13

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

7.5

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-200

CVE-2017-9679 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-2017-9679 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100210

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Source
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01

Vendor Advisory
Source
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-08-01

Vendor Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-9679

Severity High

CVSS score 7.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2017-08-18

Modified 2026-05-13

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9679?

CVE-2017-9679 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2017-9679 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-9679?

CVE-2017-9679 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-9679?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-9679. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2017-9679 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2017-9679 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 →