Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2018-5908
Published: November 27, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36381
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-2018-5908
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 buffer overflow in display function due to lack of buffer length validation before copying.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5908
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=28e5918c60b832091c6b3618747258803cbd3302
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=4689d03e5db548d263232c274bf307956207da27
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/11/05/november-2018-code-aurora-forum-security-bulletin