NULL pointer dereference in Google Android - CVE-2018-3570
Published: July 6, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36941
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-2018-3570
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 the cpuidle driver in all Android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the Linux kernel, the list_for_each macro was not used correctly which could lead to an untrusted pointer dereference.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-3570
Install update from vendor's website.