Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU14264

Privilege escalation in Google Android - CVE-2018-11258

Published: August 8, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU14264

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11258

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a flaw in the Qualcomm closed-source components. A remote attacker can bypass user interaction requirements and gain elevated privileges.

Affected software

Google Android
Opensuse

How to mitigate CVE-2018-11258

Install update from vendor's website.

External References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-08-01

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