CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-13161

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2017-13161 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Broadcom wireless driver affecting the Android kernel.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges in the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Android kernel to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Broadcom wireless driver. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID A-63930471. References: BC-V2017092501.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS