CVE-2018-11276
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, double free of memory allocation is possible in Kernel when it explicitly tries to free that memory on driver probe failure, since memory…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.19%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, double free of memory allocation is possible in Kernel when it explicitly tries to free that memory on driver probe failure, since memory allocated is automatically freed on probe.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.19% probability · 8th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-415
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- product-security@qualcomm.com
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-09-01#qualcomm-componentsPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=83a44ca6057bf9c1e36515cded28edc32a4a1501Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletinPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-09-01#qualcomm-componentsPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=83a44ca6057bf9c1e36515cded28edc32a4a1501Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletinPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.