CVE-2017-15851
Lack of copy_from_user and information leak in function "msm_ois_subdev_do_ioctl, file msm_ois.c...
Lack of copy_from_user and information leak in function "msm_ois_subdev_do_ioctl, file msm_ois.c can lead to a camera crash in all Android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the Linux kernel
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Lack of copy_from_user and information leak in function "msm_ois_subdev_do_ioctl, file msm_ois.c can lead to a camera crash in all Android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the Linux kernel
- Record
CVE-2017-15851- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Lack of copy_from_user and information leak in function "msm_ois_subdev_do_ioctl, file msm_ois.c can lead to a camera crash in all Android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the Linux kernel
- Record
CVE-2017-15851- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-7273 No score
Lack of copy_from_user and information leak in function "msm_ois_subdev_do_ioctl, file msm_ois.c can lead to a camera crash in all Android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the Linux kernel
- Record
EUVD-2017-7273- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w696-hqwm-q32v
Lack of copy_from_user and information leak in function "msm_ois_subdev_do_ioctl, file msm_ois.c...
Lack of copy_from_user and information leak in function "msm_ois_subdev_do_ioctl, file msm_ois.c can lead to a camera crash in all Android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the Linux kernel
- Record
GHSA-w696-hqwm-q32v- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-15851 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published July 6, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.