Buffer overflow in Google Android
CVE-2018-5848
In the function wmi_set_ie(), the length validation code does not handle unsigned integer overflow properly. As a result, a large value of the 'ie_len' argument can cause a buffer overflow in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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 (26.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.3% 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
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Virtualization Host — versions 4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-b… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-05-01 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5848?
- CVE-2018-5848 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-06-12.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5848?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-5848 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.