CVE-2017-0861

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-11-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the snd_pcm_info function in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel allows attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

Android: all versions

References

http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/secure-testing-commits/2017-December/059967.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102329
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2390
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0036
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=362bca57f5d78220f8b5907b875961af9436e229
https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0861
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/

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