CVE-2017-0508 is a critical elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android kernel's ION subsystem, specifically affecting Linux kernel version 3.18. A local malicious application could exploit this to execute arbitrary code within the kernel's context, leading to a permanent device compromise that may necessitate reflashing the operating system. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), it requires user interaction but has low attack complexity and can result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, suggesting it is not actively exploited. Community discussion is minimal, with only one mention found.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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