Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-11281 - Use After Free vulnerability in Google Android
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, while calling IPA_IOC_MDFY_RT_RULE IPA IOCTL, header entry is not checked before use. If IPA_IOC_MDFY_RT_RULE IOCTL called for header entries formerly deleted, a Use after free condition will occur.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-09-01#qualcomm-components
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-09-01#qualcomm-components
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=c9861d16283cb4279de98a6695e0a4e6ea0230cb
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=c9861d16283cb4279de98a6695e0a4e6ea0230cb
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=4bc7311e9ea9145a615184626cc43a8b92e7619c
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=4bc7311e9ea9145a615184626cc43a8b92e7619c
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin