What is CVE-2018-5890?

CVE-2018-5890 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-07-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-5890?

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

Is CVE-2018-5890 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2018-5890

If the fdt_totalsize is reported as 0 for the current device tree, it bypasses an error check for a valid device tree in Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-06-05.

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 (5.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.9% 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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/ (Patch)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-06-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5890?: CVE-2018-5890 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-07-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-5890?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-5890 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.