CVE-2017-11063
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, as a result of a race condition between two userspace processes that interact with the driver concurrently, a null pointer dereference can potentially occur.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA race condition exists in the Linux kernel driver for Android MSM devices where two concurrent userspace processes interacting with the driver can trigger a null pointer dereference. This affects all Android releases from CAF (Code Aurora Forum) using the affected kernel driver.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 8.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Android version is 8.0Check the device settings under Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' in a shellAffected if Android version equals 8.0 exactly (not 8.0.x or other versions)
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Identify if the device uses an MSM chipsetCheck the device hardware information via 'getprop ro.hardware' or 'getprop ro.product.device', or review the SoC documentation for the device modelAffected if The device uses a Qualcomm MSM (Mobile Station Modem) chipset from the affected product line
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Determine the kernel version and buildRun 'uname -a' or 'cat /proc/version' to retrieve the kernel version; compare against any CAF (Code Aurora Forum) kernel builds for Android 8.0Affected if The kernel is a CAF build for Android 8.0 containing the vulnerable driver
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Check if the affected MSM kernel driver is loadedList loaded kernel modules with 'lsmod' and search for MSM-related driver names, or check /proc/modules; note that the specific driver name is not disclosed in the CVEAffected if An MSM-related kernel driver module matching the vulnerable driver is loaded and accessible to userspace
The environment is affected if running Android 8.0 on a Qualcomm MSM device with a CAF kernel that contains the vulnerable driver, and the driver is accessible to userspace processes.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor-provided kernel patch to address the race condition. Until patched, consider restricting access to the affected driver and monitor for anomalous kernel behavior.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2017-11063 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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