What is CVE-2018-9378?

CVE-2018-9378 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2025-01-28.

How severe is CVE-2018-9378?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2018-9378

In BnAudioPolicyService::onTransact of IAudioPolicyService.cpp, there is a possible information disclosure due to uninitialized data. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Published 2025-01-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 0th percentile — 0.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 7.0, 8.0, 7.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-908 — Use of Uninitialized Resource

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-06-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9378?: CVE-2018-9378 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2025-01-28.
How severe is CVE-2018-9378?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.