Improper Validation of Array Index in Google Android - CVE-2018-11299
Published: September 18, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36666
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11299
CWE-ID: CWE-129
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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, when WLAN FW has not filled the vdev id correctly in stats events then WLAN host driver tries to access interface array without proper bound check which can lead to invalid memory access and as a side effect kernel panic or page fault.
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11299
Install update from vendor's website.