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CVE-2017-9725

Incorrect Calculation

Published: Sep 21, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
9.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9725
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/682.html

In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, during DMA allocation, due to wrong data type of size, allocation size gets truncated which makes allocation succeed when it should fail.

Weakness

The product performs a calculation that generates incorrect or unintended results that are later used in security-critical decisions or resource management.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
AndroidGoogle*8.0 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatkernel-rt-0:3.10.0-862.rt56.804.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatkernel-0:3.10.0-862.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Extended Update SupportRedHatkernel-0:3.10.0-693.25.2.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2RedHatkernel-rt-1:3.10.0-693.25.2.rt56.612.el6rt*
LinuxUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
LinuxUbuntuprecise/esm*
LinuxUbuntutrusty*
LinuxUbuntutrusty/esm*
LinuxUbuntuupstream*
Linux-awsUbuntuupstream*
Linux-aws-5.0Ubuntubionic*
Linux-aws-5.0Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-aws-5.0Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-aws-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-aws-5.3Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-aws-5.4Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-aws-6.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-aws-fipsUbuntutrusty*
Linux-aws-fipsUbuntuupstream*
Linux-aws-fipsUbuntuxenial*
Linux-aws-hweUbuntuupstream*
Linux-azureUbuntubionic*
Linux-azureUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-azureUbuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-4.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-5.3Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-5.4Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-6.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-edgeUbuntubionic*
Linux-azure-edgeUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-azure-edgeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-fdeUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
Linux-azure-fdeUbuntufocal*
Linux-azure-fdeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-fde-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-fipsUbuntutrusty*
Linux-azure-fipsUbuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-fipsUbuntuxenial*
Linux-bluefieldUbuntuupstream*
Linux-fipsUbuntuupstream*
Linux-gcpUbuntubionic*
Linux-gcpUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-gcpUbuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-4.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-5.3Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-5.4Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-6.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-edgeUbuntubionic*
Linux-gcp-edgeUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-gcp-edgeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-fipsUbuntutrusty*
Linux-gcp-fipsUbuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-fipsUbuntuxenial*
Linux-gkeUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
Linux-gkeUbuntufocal*
Linux-gkeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-gkeUbuntuxenial*
Linux-gke-4.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gke-5.0Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gke-5.3Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gkeopUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
Linux-gkeopUbuntufocal*
Linux-gkeopUbuntuupstream*
Linux-gkeop-5.15Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Linux-gkeop-5.15Ubuntufocal*
Linux-gkeop-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-hweUbuntuupstream*
Linux-hwe-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-hwe-5.4Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-hwe-6.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-hwe-edgeUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Linux-hwe-edgeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-hwe-edgeUbuntuxenial*
Linux-ibmUbuntuupstream*
Linux-ibm-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-ibm-5.4Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-intelUbuntuupstream*
Linux-intel-iot-realtimeUbuntujammy*
Linux-intel-iot-realtimeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-intel-iotgUbuntuupstream*
Linux-intel-iotg-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-iotUbuntuupstream*
Linux-kvmUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lowlatencyUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-trustyUbuntuprecise/esm*
Linux-lts-trustyUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-xenialUbuntuupstream*
Linux-nvidiaUbuntuupstream*
Linux-nvidia-6.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-nvidia-lowlatencyUbuntuupstream*
Linux-oemUbuntuupstream*
Linux-oemUbuntuxenial*
Linux-oem-5.6Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oem-6.11Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oem-6.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oem-osp1Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oracleUbuntuupstream*
Linux-oracle-5.0Ubuntubionic*
Linux-oracle-5.0Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-oracle-5.0Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oracle-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oracle-5.3Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oracle-5.4Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oracle-6.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-raspiUbuntuupstream*
Linux-raspi-5.4Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-raspi-realtimeUbuntunoble*
Linux-raspi-realtimeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-raspi2Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Linux-raspi2Ubuntufocal*
Linux-raspi2Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-raspi2Ubuntuxenial*
Linux-raspi2-5.3Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-realtimeUbuntujammy*
Linux-realtimeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-riscvUbuntujammy*
Linux-riscvUbuntuupstream*
Linux-riscv-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-riscv-6.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-snapdragonUbuntuupstream*
Linux-xilinx-zynqmpUbuntuupstream*

Potential Mitigations

  • Use languages, libraries, or frameworks that make it easier to handle numbers without unexpected consequences.
  • Examples include safe integer handling packages such as SafeInt (C++) or IntegerLib (C or C++).
  • Use languages, libraries, or frameworks that make it easier to handle numbers without unexpected consequences.
  • Examples include safe integer handling packages such as SafeInt (C++) or IntegerLib (C or C++).

References

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