Out of Bound Access Vulnerability in Android for MSM by Qualcomm
CVE-2018-11883

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Qualcomm
Status
Android For Msm, Firefox Os For Msm, Qrd Android
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 September 2018

What is CVE-2018-11883?

A vulnerability exists in all Android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from Qualcomm using the Linux kernel. This security flaw arises in the policy manager unit test when the mode parameter in the wlan function is assigned an out of bounds value. This improper handling can lead to an out of bound access, resulting in potential exploitation through unauthorized memory access while interacting with the PCL table.

Affected Version(s)

Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel

References

https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/s...
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https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qco...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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