Out-of-bounds write in Google Android - CVE-2018-11851
Published: September 18, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36678
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-2018-11851
CWE-ID: CWE-787
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, lack of check on input received to calculate the buffer length can lead to out of bound write to kernel stack.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-11851
Install update from vendor's website.