CVE-2017-9705
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—
Severity7.8High · CVSS 3.0
Exploitation probability0.15 %higher than 4% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found
In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, concurrent rx notifications and read() operations in the G-Link PKT driver can result in a double free condition due to missing locking resulting in list_del() and list_add() overlapping and corrupting the next and previous pointers.
CVSS
- Base score
- 7.8
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- 0.15 %
- Percentile among all scored CVEs
- 4
- Score date
- 10/22/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-415
References
Raw JSON (NVD)
Show
{
"id": "CVE-2017-9705",
"cveTags": [],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV2": [
{
"type": "Primary",
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"cvssData": {
"version": "2.0",
"baseScore": 4.6,
"accessVector": "LOCAL",
"vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
"authentication": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
"accessComplexity": "LOW",
"availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
"confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL"
},
"acInsufInfo": false,
"impactScore": 6.4,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"obtainAllPrivilege": false,
"exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
"obtainUserPrivilege": false,
"obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
"userInteractionRequired": false
}
],
"cvssMetricV30": [
{
"type": "Primary",
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"cvssData": {
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"version": "3.0",
"baseScore": 7.8,
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"
},
"impactScore": 5.9,
"exploitabilityScore": 1.8
}
]
},
"affected": [
{
"source": "product-security@qualcomm.com",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "Qualcomm, Inc.",
"product": "Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"published": "2018-01-10T22:29:00.837",
"references": [
{
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-01-01",
"tags": [
"Patch",
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"source": "product-security@qualcomm.com"
},
{
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-01-01",
"tags": [
"Patch",
"Vendor Advisory"
],
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
}
],
"vulnStatus": "Modified",
"weaknesses": [
{
"type": "Primary",
"source": "nvd@nist.gov",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-415"
}
]
}
],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, concurrent rx notifications and read() operations in the G-Link PKT driver can result in a double free condition due to missing locking resulting in list_del() and list_add() overlapping and corrupting the next and previous pointers."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "En Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, con todas las distribuciones de Android de CAF que utilizan el kernel de Linux, las notificaciones rx concurrentes y operaciones read() en el controlador G-Link PKT pueden resultar en una condición de doble liberación (double free) por una ausencia de bloqueo resultante en list_del() y list_add(), superponiendo y corrompiendo los punteros posteriores y anteriores."
}
],
"lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:28:44.997",
"configurations": [
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "F8B9FEC8-73B6-43B8-B24E-1F7C20D91D26"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "product-security@qualcomm.com"
}