CVE-2018-5859
Due to a race condition in the MDSS MDP driver in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-07-05, a Use After Free condition can occur.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Due to a race condition in the MDSS MDP driver in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-07-05, a Use After Free condition can occur.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.13% probability · 3th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362, CWE-416
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- product-security@qualcomm.com
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-07-01Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=36400a7fa3753028a3bf89a9cdb28c5e25693c59Patch
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletinPatch
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-07-01Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=36400a7fa3753028a3bf89a9cdb28c5e25693c59Patch
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletinPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.