CVE-2017-15824 — In Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-06-05, the function UpdateDeviceStatus() writes a local stack buffer without initialization to flash memory using WriteToPartition() which may potentially leak memory

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In Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-06-05, the function UpdateDeviceStatus() writes a local stack buffer without initialization to flash memory using WriteToPartition() which may potentially leak memory

Published Jul 6, 2018

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.15%

Description

In Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-06-05, the function UpdateDeviceStatus() writes a local stack buffer without initialization to flash memory using WriteToPartition() which may potentially leak memory.

Affected products

Vendor Qualcomm, Inc. Product Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android Default
n/a
- Version
  All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Qualcomm, Inc.

Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.15% 0.00154

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00154

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	0.15% (0.00154)	3.82th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	0.15% (0.00154)	4.88th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.04% (0.00044)	12.95th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 25, 2024	0.04% (0.00044)	12.27th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00044)	10.26th	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	0.17% (0.00171)	1.23th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.17% (0.00171)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-772

References (1)

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-06-01#qualcomm-components
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-06-01#qualcomm-components		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner qualcomm

Published Jul 6, 2018

Updated Sep 17, 2024

Reserved Oct 24, 2017

Link CVE-2017-15824

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2017-15824

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2017-15824