Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2018-13893
Published: February 11, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36159
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13893
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android
Google Android
Detailed vulnerability description
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, Out of bound mask range access caused by using possible old value of msg mask table count while copying masks to userspace.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-13893
Install update from vendor's website.