Medium severity · published Jun 16, 2017
CVE-2017-6899
The msm_bus_dbg_update_request_write function in drivers/platform/msm/msm_bus/msm_bus_dbg.c in android_kernel_huawei_msm8916 through 2017-06-16 in LineageOS, and possibly other…
6.2
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The msm_bus_dbg_update_request_write function in drivers/platform/msm/msm_bus/msm_bus_dbg.c in android_kernel_huawei_msm8916 through 2017-06-16 in LineageOS, and possibly other kernels for MSM devices, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and device crash) via a crafted /sys/kernel/debug/msm-bus-dbg/client-data/update-request write request.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 28% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Lineageos · Lineageos
through 2017-06-16 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6899
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6899
Third Party Advisory
http://blog.secret-team.cn/index.php/archives/5/
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99107
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