NULL pointer dereference in Google Android
CVE-2018-11904
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, asynchronous callbacks received a pointer to a callers local variable. Should the caller return early (e.g., timeout), the callback will dereference an invalid pointer.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Android
- Qualcomm, Inc. Android For Msm, Firefox OS Qrd — versions All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/c… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/c… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/prima/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/c… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/c… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/c… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/c… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-secu… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/c… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/c… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-11904?
- CVE-2018-11904 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-09-19.
- How severe is CVE-2018-11904?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.