kernel: Incorrect type conversion for size during dma allocation
Published Sep 21, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.23%
Description
In all Qualcomm products with Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, during DMA allocation, due to wrong data type of size, allocation size gets truncated which makes allocation succeed when it should fail.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-0:3.10.0-862.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1062
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-862.rt56.804.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:0676
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Extended Update Support
kernel-0:3.10.0-693.25.2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1130
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-693.25.2.rt56.612.el6rt
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1170
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-alt
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-0:3.10.0-862.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1062 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-862.rt56.804.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0676 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Extended Update Support | kernel-0:3.10.0-693.25.2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1130 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-693.25.2.rt56.612.el6rt | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1170 |
| 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-alt | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and MRG-2. Future Linux kernel updates for the respective releases may address this issue.
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:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/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 (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.23% (0.01231) | 67.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.23% (0.01231) | 67.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 2.44% (0.02444) | 83.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.23% (0.01231) | 66.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.44% (0.02444) | 83.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.23% (0.01231) | 66.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 2.44% (0.02444) | 83.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.23% (0.01231) | 66.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 2.44% (0.02444) | 82.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.23% (0.01231) | 64.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.37% (0.00366) | 55.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.74% (0.03745) | 79.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00175) | 55.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00175) | 54.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00175) | 52.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.60% (0.00603) | 13.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.60% (0.00603) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100658 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1130 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1170 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9725 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489088 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9725
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9725
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100658 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1130 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1170 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9725 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1489088 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9725 | ||
| https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-09-01 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9725 |
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