In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, out of bounds access is possible in c_show(), due to compat_hwcap_str[] not being NULL-terminated
Published Sep 21, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.43%
Description
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, out of bounds access is possible in c_show(), due to compat_hwcap_str[] not being NULL-terminated. This error is not fatal, however the device might crash/reboot with memory violation/out of bounds access.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00432) | 35.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00432) | 36.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 23.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 23.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 21.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 2.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100658 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100658 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
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