CVE-2018-5841
dcc_curr_list is initialized with a default invalid value that is expected to be programmed by the user through a sysfs node which could lead to an invalid access in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
dcc_curr_list is initialized with a default invalid value that is expected to be programmed by the user through a sysfs node which could lead to an invalid access in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 32th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-1188
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- product-security@qualcomm.com
EPSS 0.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-05-01Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.