Type confusion in Google Android
Priority LOW 34CWE-843Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-843 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Upstream kernel bluez. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-63527053.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0028 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-13220
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gpx4-fq76-5fj9
References
Advisory 3
Other 5
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-13220
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=51bda2bca53b265715ca1852528f38dc67429d9a
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1076537
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1536155
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-13220.html
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-2017-13220 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-13220 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gpx4-fq76-5fj9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-13220 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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