CVE-2017-9692

When an atomic commit is issued on a writeback panel with a NULL output_layer parameter in...

7.8 High

When an atomic commit is issued on a writeback panel with a NULL output_layer parameter in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android before 2017-06-03, a NULL pointer dereference may potentially occur.

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

0.19%Down 0.2 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2017-9692
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-9692
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-18623 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-18623
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fmg5-cwv2-ggpf 7.8

When an atomic commit is issued on a writeback panel with a NULL output_layer parameter in...

Record: GHSA-fmg5-cwv2-ggpf
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-9692 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published March 30, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.