Integer underflow in Google Android - CVE-2018-5865

 

Integer underflow in Google Android - CVE-2018-5865

Published: July 6, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU36950
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5865
CWE-ID: CWE-191
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.

While processing a debug log event from firmware in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-07-05, an integer underflow and/or buffer over-read can occur.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-5865

Install update from vendor's website.

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