SB2018091832 - Out-of-bounds read in Google, Google Android
Published: September 18, 2018 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018091832
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11293)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, in wma_ndp_confirm_event_handler and wma_ndp_indication_event_handler, ndp_cfg len and num_ndp_app_info is from fw. If they are not checked, it may cause buffer over-read once the value is too large.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-09-01#qualcomm-components
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=6fb7ac8d49631cdd09dbe72669d1a660dfce3bdb
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin