Vulnerability in Amazon Fire Os
CVE-2018-11024
kernel/omap/drivers/misc/gcx/gcioctl/gcif.c in the kernel component in Amazon Kindle Fire HD (3rd) Fire OS 4.5.5.3 allows attackers to inject a crafted argument via the argument of an ioctl on device /dev/gcioctl with the command 1077435789 and cause a kernel crash.
EPSS: 0.026 (83.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Amazon Fire_os — versions 4.5.5.3
- Amazon Kindle_fire_hd — versions 3
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-11024?
- CVE-2018-11024 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amazon Fire Os, classified under Argument Injection. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2018-11024?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-11024 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.