Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-11818 - Use After Free vulnerability in Google Android
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
MEDIUM Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, LUT configuration is passed down to driver from userspace via ioctl. Simultaneous update from userspace while kernel drivers are updating LUT registers can lead to race condition.
Vulnerable Configurations
Part | Description | Count |
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OS | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=7d1e40be0f7da526f1109005383aa55f5646fc13
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=999bfde119d881a09218eb045d41fb83e67f0d10
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin