Use-after-free in Google Android - CVE-2018-11286
Published: September 18, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36659
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-2018-11286
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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, while accessing global variable "debug_client" in multi-thread manner, Use after free issue occurs
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11286
Install update from vendor's website.