What is CVE-2018-9368?

CVE-2018-9368 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-19.

How severe is CVE-2018-9368?

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

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2018-9368

In mtkscoaudio debugfs there is a possible arbitrary kernel memory write due to missing bounds check and weakened SELinux policies. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with system execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (0.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions SoCVersion

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

security@android.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9368?: CVE-2018-9368 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2018-9368?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.