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CVE-2017-0861

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CVE-2017-0861 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the ALSA subsystem's snd_pcm_info function within the Linux kernel, specifically affecting Google Android. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it allows a local, low-privileged attacker to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts without user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
35.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0043 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (8)

googlepatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-754.3.5.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-957.rt56.910.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-957.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-862.46.1.el7
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-alt
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: realtime-kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-0861Moderate

kernel: Use-after-free in snd_pcm_info function in ALSA subsystem potentially leads to privilege escalation

Dec 5, 2017

References

lists.alioth.debian.org / pipermail/secure-testing-commits/2017-December/059967.html
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:2390
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:3083
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:3096
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2020:0036
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
help.ecostruxureit.com / display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
security-tracker.debian.org / tracker/CVE-2017-0861
source.android.com / security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01
PatchVendor Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3583-1
usn.ubuntu.com / 3583-2
usn.ubuntu.com / 3617-1
usn.ubuntu.com / 3617-2
usn.ubuntu.com / 3617-3
usn.ubuntu.com / 3619-1
usn.ubuntu.com / 3619-2
usn.ubuntu.com / 3632-1
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4187
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
securityfocus.com / bid/102329