Use After Free in Google Android
CVE-2018-5856
In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, due to a race condition, a Use After Free condition can occur in Audio.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
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: 0.002 (8.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.5% 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/opensource/audio-kernel/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/11/05/november-2018-code-aurora-forum… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5856?
- CVE-2018-5856 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-27.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5856?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.