# CVE-2017-15833: In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, untrusted pointer dereferenc

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-03-16 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, untrusted pointer dereference in update_userspace_power() function in power leads to information exposure.

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## References

- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-03-01
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=51ce6aec73d80e1f1fcc9c7fa71e9c2fcbdbc0fd

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