Use-after-free in Google Android - CVE-2018-11983
Published: December 20, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36285
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-2018-11983
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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, Error in kernel observed while accessing freed mask pointers after reallocating memory for mask table.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11983
Install update from vendor's website.