Local Variable Dereference Issue in Qualcomm Wireless LAN Products
CVE-2018-11904

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

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

Summary

A vulnerability exists in Qualcomm's wireless LAN products that could lead to erroneous handling of asynchronous callbacks. When a caller returns early, such as during a timeout, the callback function may attempt to dereference a pointer that no longer points to a valid memory location. This exploitation could lead to application crashes or unexpected behaviors, potentially impacting system stability and security.

Affected Version(s)

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

References

https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qco...
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https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qco...
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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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