What is CVE-2017-9725?

CVE-2017-9725 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Incorrect Calculation flaw (CWE-682). CVE-2017-9725 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-9725?

CVE-2017-9725 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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-9725?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-9725. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2017-9725 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-9725 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Incorrect Calculation (CWE-682)?

The product performs a calculation that generates incorrect or unintended results. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/682.html

CVE-2017-9725

High

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, during DMA allocation, due to wrong data type of size, allocation size gets truncated which makes allocation succeed when it should fail.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2017-09-21

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

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-682

CVE-2017-9725 is a Incorrect Calculation vulnerability

What is Incorrect Calculation?

The product performs a calculation that generates incorrect or unintended results. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2017-9725 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/100658

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1130
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1170
Kernel patch commit
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2017-9725

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2017-09-21

Modified 2026-05-13

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9725?

CVE-2017-9725 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as an Incorrect Calculation flaw (CWE-682) . CVE-2017-9725 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-9725?

CVE-2017-9725 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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2017-9725?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2017-9725. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2017-9725 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2017-9725 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Incorrect Calculation (CWE-682)?

The product performs a calculation that generates incorrect or unintended results. View CWE-682 on MITRE CWE →