Kernel Denial of Service Vulnerability in Ashmem Cache Maintenance Operation

CVE-2017-18169 · MEDIUM Severity

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

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.

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