Medium · 5.3 CVE-2017-13165 EUVD-2017-4682GHSA-wwq3-f6p2-899r

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel file system. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID A-31269937.

Published Dec 6, 2017 · Updated May 28, 2026 · Assigned by google_android

Vendor: Google Product: Android Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.4 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.14 Package: linux-aws-6.17 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-6.8 Package: linux-aws-7.0 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-aws-hwe Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-4.15 Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.4 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.11 Package: linux-azure-6.14 Package: linux-azure-6.17 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-6.8 Package: linux-azure-7.0 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.15 Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.14 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.17 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.8 Package: linux-azure-fde-7.0 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-azure-nvidia Package: linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-4.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.4 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.11 Package: linux-gcp-6.14 Package: linux-gcp-6.17 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-6.8 Package: linux-gcp-7.0 Package: linux-gcp-edge Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.4 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-hwe-6.14 Package: linux-hwe-6.17 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-hwe-7.0 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.15 Package: linux-ibm-5.4 Package: linux-ibm-6.8 Package: linux-intel Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-iot Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-lts-xenial Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.11 Package: linux-nvidia-6.17 Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia-7.0 Package: linux-nvidia-bos Package: linux-nvidia-lowlatency Package: linux-nvidia-tegra Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-igx Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.11 Package: linux-oem-6.14 Package: linux-oem-6.17 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oem-6.8 Package: linux-oem-7.0 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.4 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.14 Package: linux-oracle-6.17 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-oracle-6.8 Package: linux-oracle-7.0 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-5.4 Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-realtime-6.14 Package: linux-realtime-6.17 Package: linux-realtime-6.8 Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.14 Package: linux-riscv-6.17 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-riscv-6.8 Package: linux-riscv-7.0 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Android Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel file system. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID A-31269937.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected	Fixed
Google	Android	Android kernel	—

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗

Release	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS	linux-bluefield	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS	linux-bluefield	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu 26.10	linux +8	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS	linux +14	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu 25.10	linux +8	No fix yet	—

Show 20 more (older releases, extended support, other products)

Release	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS	linux +53	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS	linux +59	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS	linux-gke +28	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS	linux-gcp +15	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS	linux-hwe-edge	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS	linux-realtime +3	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS	linux-realtime +2	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS	linux-fips +3	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS	linux-fips +3	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS	linux-fips	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS	linux-fips +3	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS	linux-fips +3	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS	linux-fips +3	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS	linux-fips +3	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS	linux-fips	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS	linux-fips +3	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS	linux +21	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS	linux +12	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS	linux +7	No fix yet	—
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS	linux +3	No fix yet	—

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-12-01