Integer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2018-11985
Published: December 20, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36287
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-2018-11985
CWE-ID: CWE-190
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, When allocating heap using user supplied size, Possible heap overflow vulnerability due to integer overflow in roundup to native pointer.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11985
Install update from vendor's website.