kernel: Privilege escalation in Android performance subsystem
Published Jan 12, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.62%
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel performance subsystem could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as High because it first requires compromising a privileged process. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32402548.
Affected products
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- Version Kernel-3.10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Kernel-3.18StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Inc. | Android | n/a |
|
- 3.10
- 3.18
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, as they did not include support for Android kernel performance subsystem.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.62% (0.01624) | 75.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.62% (0.01624) | 75.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 2.77% (0.02765) | 85.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.62% (0.01624) | 74.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.77% (0.02765) | 85.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.62% (0.01624) | 74.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 2.77% (0.02765) | 85.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.62% (0.01624) | 74.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 2.77% (0.02765) | 85.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01610) | 72.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 24, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00327) | 54.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.44% (0.01441) | 68.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.43% (0.00427) | 60.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 32.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 30.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 28.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01102) | 53.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01102) | 28.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.09% (0.01095) | 29.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.09% (0.01095) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95274 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-0403 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1417833 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0403
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0403
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95274 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-0403 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1417833 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0403 | ||
| https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0403 |
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