Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2018-5905
Published: September 19, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36645
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5905
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, a race condition while accessing num of clients in DIAG services can lead to out of boundary access.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5905
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000051163
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-08-01#qualcomm-components
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=6eb2f4f6fde1b210712d6ac66b40b9e7684d77db
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin