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CVE-2017-8260

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-08-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, due to a type downcast, a value may improperly pass validation and cause an out of bounds write later.

Affected products

• Android: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99465
• https://github.com/ScottyBauer/Android_Kernel_CVE_POCs/blob/master/CVE-2017-8260.c
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99465
• https://github.com/ScottyBauer/Android_Kernel_CVE_POCs/blob/master/CVE-2017-8260.c
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-07-01

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