CVE-2024-47017
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 ufshc_scsi_cmd of ufs.c, there is a possible stack variable use after free due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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 use-after-free vulnerability exists in the UFS (Universal Flash Storage) host controller driver (ufshc_scsi_cmd function in ufs.c) where a stack variable is accessed after being freed, leading to local privilege escalation without requiring user interaction or additional privileges.
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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 dataall versionsCVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 device runs AndroidRun 'getprop ro.build.version.release' or check system information to verify the operating system is AndroidAffected if Device is not running Android (this CVE only affects Android)
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Check kernel versionRun 'uname -r' or check /proc/version to obtain the kernel versionAffected if Kernel version has not received the CVE-2024-47017 fix (compare against upstream patch date)
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Verify UFS driver is presentCheck if the UFS host controller driver module exists: 'ls /sys/module/ufs*' or 'grep -i ufs /proc/modules'; if built-in, check kernel config for CONFIG_SCSI_UFSHCDAffected if UFS driver (ufs.ko or CONFIG_SCSI_UFSHCD) is not loaded or not compiled in the kernel
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Confirm UFS storage is in useCheck /proc/scsi/scsi or lsblk to verify the device uses UFS storage, or check 'cat /sys/block/*/device/type' for UFS devicesAffected if Device does not use UFS storage (the vulnerable code path is only triggered when UFS storage is present)
A device is affected if it runs Android with an unpatched kernel version AND has the UFS host controller driver loaded/compiled AND uses UFS storage, allowing the use-after-free in ufshc_scsi_cmd to be triggered for local privilege escalation.
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 upstream kernel patch for CVE-2024-47017 which fixes the use-after-free in the UFS host controller driver; this is a Linux kernel vulnerability requiring a kernel update or backported fix.
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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-2024-47017 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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