CVE-2017-18169

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-06-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-617

Description

User process can perform the kernel DOS in ashmem when doing cache maintenance operation in all Android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the Linux kernel.

Affected products

Android: all versions

References

https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/06/04/june-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin
https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/06/04/june-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin

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