Information disclosure in Google Android - CVE-2018-11275
Published: September 18, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36654
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11275
CWE-ID: CWE-200
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 gain access to sensitive information.
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, when flashing image using FastbootLib if size is not divisible by block size, information leak occurs.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11275
Install update from vendor's website.