Use-after-free in Google Android - CVE-2018-5904
Published: November 27, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36379
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5904
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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, while list traversal in LPM status driver for clean up, use after free vulnerability may occur.
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5904
Install update from vendor's website.
External References
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=88b838c8952ec6414c72449ae15768d15d2606dd
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.9/commit/?id=8e82c0d84ccee87309fd22f8208915f0ba502b26
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/11/05/november-2018-code-aurora-forum-security-bulletin