In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, during…
Priority LOW 37CWE-682Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01231 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 4 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2018:1130 Released 2018-04-17 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.4) kernel-3.10.0-693.25.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-693.25.2.el7, kernel-debug-3.10.0-693.25.2.el7 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.4) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-693.25.2.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) kernel-3.10.0-693.25.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-693.25.2.el7, kernel-bootwrapper-3.10.0-693.25.2.el7 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 7.4) kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-693.25.2.el7, kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-693.25.2.el7
- RHSA-2018:1170 Released 2018-04-17 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel-rt security and bug fix update
- Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-693.25.2.rt56.612.el6rt, kernel-rt-debug-1:3.10.0-693.25.2.rt56.612.el6rt, kernel-rt-debug-devel-1:3.10.0-693.25.2.rt56.612.el6rt +7
- RHSA-2018:1062 Released 2018-04-10 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) kernel-3.10.0-862.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-862.el7, kernel-debug-3.10.0-862.el7 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-862.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) kernel-3.10.0-862.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-862.el7, kernel-debug-3.10.0-862.el7 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-862.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) kernel-3.10.0-862.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-862.el7, kernel-bootwrapper-3.10.0-862.el7 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-862.el7, kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-862.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) kernel-3.10.0-862.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-862.el7, kernel-debug-3.10.0-862.el7 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-862.el7
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2018:0676 Released 2018-04-10 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7) kernel-rt-3.10.0-862.rt56.804.el7, kernel-rt-debug-3.10.0-862.rt56.804.el7, kernel-rt-debug-devel-3.10.0-862.rt56.804.el7 +4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) kernel-rt-3.10.0-862.rt56.804.el7, kernel-rt-debug-3.10.0-862.rt56.804.el7, kernel-rt-debug-devel-3.10.0-862.rt56.804.el7 +7
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1062 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1062 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1062 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1130 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1062 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1130 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1062 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1130 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1062 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 7.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1130 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1062 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1062 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0676 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0676 |
| Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1170 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9725
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m96m-qc9m-gfxj
References
More Google Android vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-42236 Improper authorization in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-30821 Use after free in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-17777 Improper privilege management in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-30872 Integer overflow in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2024-21766 there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-30849 Missing authentication in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-9725 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-9725 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m96m-qc9m-gfxj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-9725 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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