CVE-2017-0455: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An information disclosure vulnerability in the Qualcomm bootloader could help to enable a local malicious application to to execute arbitrary code within the context of the bootloader. This issue is rated as High because it is a general bypass for a bootloader level defense in depth or exploit mitigation technology. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-32370952. References: QC-CR#1082755.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: version 3.18 only

Published 2017-03-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.