Incorrect default permissions in Google Android - CVE-2018-11906
Published: November 27, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36362
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-2018-11906
CWE-ID: CWE-276
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 security concern with default privileged access to ADB and debug-fs.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11906
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/le/meta-qti-bsp/commit/?id=1dffcbf6fea3667a9a19dad70ddba12eff5ccbfb
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/le/qti-conf/commit/?id=0eeb4558d541fac40b486a224eb6c601b64115a1
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/le/qti-conf/commit/?id=fba5fe2ff19998db42acd4c39a6b02246e13bee0
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/11/05/november-2018-code-aurora-forum-security-bulletin