What is CVE-2017-9687?

CVE-2017-9687 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2017-9687 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-9687?

CVE-2017-9687 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-2017-9687?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-9687. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2017-9687 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-9687 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2017-9687

High

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, two concurrent threads/processes can write the value of "0" to the debugfs file that controls ipa ipc log which will lead to the double-free in ipc_log_context_destroy(). Another issue is the Use-After-Free which can happen due to the race condition when the ipc log is deallocated via the debugfs call during a log print.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2017-10-10

Last modified 2026-05-13

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-415

CVE-2017-9687 is classified as CWE-415

See CWE-415 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2017-9687 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/101160

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Source
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-10-01

Vendor Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-9687

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2017-10-10

Modified 2026-05-13

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9687?

CVE-2017-9687 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2017-9687 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-9687?

CVE-2017-9687 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-2017-9687?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-9687. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2017-9687 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2017-9687 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.