Integer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2018-11886
Published: September 19, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36632
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-2018-11886
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, lack of check while calculating the MPDU data length will cause an integer overflow and then to buffer overflow in WLAN function.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11886
Install update from vendor's website.