First published: Mon Apr 03 2017(Updated: )
An information disclosure vulnerability in the Broadcom Wi-Fi driver could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32475556. References: B-RB#112953.
Credit: security@android.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Linux Kernel | =3.10 | |
Linux Kernel | =3.18 | |
Android |
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CVE-2017-0585 is rated as Moderate due to the requirement of compromising a privileged process.
CVE-2017-0585 affects devices running Linux Kernel versions 3.10 and 3.18, as well as Android operating systems utilizing these kernels.
To mitigate CVE-2017-0585, ensure that your systems are updated to a patched version of the Linux Kernel.
CVE-2017-0585 could enable a local malicious application to access data outside of its permission levels.
Yes, CVE-2017-0585 specifically impacts the Android platform and devices using vulnerable Linux Kernel versions.