Use-after-free in Google Android - CVE-2018-5847
Published: June 12, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37051
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-2018-5847
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
Early or late retirement of rotation requests can result in a Use After Free condition in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5847
Install update from vendor's website.