CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-9708

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Android for MSM, in the camera driver, the function 'msm_ois_power_down' is called without a mutex, which can lead to race conditions in the variable '*reg_ptr' of the sub function 'msm_camera_config_single_vreg'.

Risk Assessment

Race conditions may lead to unpredictable system behavior, potentially affecting the stability and security of applications using the camera.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version that includes fixes for this issue and to implement synchronization mechanisms in the driver code.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, in the camera driver, the function "msm_ois_power_down" is called without a mutex and a race condition can occur in variable "*reg_ptr" of sub function "msm_camera_config_single_vreg".

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