Use-after-free in Google Android - CVE-2018-11261
Published: November 27, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36359
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-2018-11261
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, there is a possible Use-after-free issue in Media Codec process. Any application using codec service will be affected.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11261
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/hardware/qcom/media/commit/?id=0e910e74e56f2a46f65dbc7694b160cd6e7f379a
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/hardware/qcom/media/commit/?id=d41a7a4c7d43fa67f2e4a487b8a1fb0aac38226d
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/08/06/august-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin