#VU34519 Race condition in Google Android - CVE-2018-21085

Vulnerability identifier: #VU34519

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-21085

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Google Android
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Google

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.x), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software. There is a race condition with a resultant use-after-free in vnswap_deinit_backing_storage. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-11176 (February 2018).

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Android: 5.0 - 5.1.1, 6.0, 7.0 - 7.1.2

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External links
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.