Integer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2018-11826
Published: September 18, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36671
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-2018-11826
CWE-ID: CWE-190
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, lack of check on integer overflow while calculating memory can lead to Buffer overflow in WLAN ext scan handler.
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11826
Install update from vendor's website.