Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2018-11836
Published: September 18, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36674
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-2018-11836
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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, improper length check can lead to out-of-bounds access in WLAN function.
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11836
Install update from vendor's website.
External References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-09-01#qualcomm-components
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=9d703c0815b2b260592bc8b91d907aeef7962eb7
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin