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.