Use-after-free in Google Android - CVE-2018-13889

 

Use-after-free in Google Android - CVE-2018-13889

Published: February 11, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU36158
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13889
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, Heap memory was accessed after it was freed


Affected software

Google Android

How to mitigate CVE-2018-13889

Install update from vendor's website.


External References

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