CVE-2018-11258 Use after free in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

High 7.8 Published Updated

A use-after-free vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon ADSP RPC allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges on affected devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-11258?

CVE-2018-11258 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, published on 6 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In ADSP RPC in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear, a Use After Free condition can occur in versions MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845, SDX20.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11258?

It affects 21 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware and 15 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11258?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11258 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2018-11258 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11258 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w97v-fh8r-xjv3.

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