What is CVE-2018-3570?

CVE-2018-3570 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-07-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-3570?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-3570 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

NULL pointer dereference in Google Android

CVE-2018-3570

In the cpuidle driver in all Android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the Linux kernel, the list_for_each macro was not used correctly which could lead to an untrusted pointer dereference.

Published 2018-07-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.002 (5.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 5.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · 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)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

www.vulnerabilitycenter.com/
source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-07-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-3570?: CVE-2018-3570 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-07-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-3570?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-3570 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.