Buffer Overwrite Vulnerability in Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android

CVE-2017-14890 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, in the processing of an SWBA event, the vdev_map value is not properly validated leading to a potential buffer overwrite in function wma_send_bcn_buf_ll().

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