CVE-2018-11293 Memory corruption in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A buffer over-read in the Qualcomm Android kernel allows attackers to read sensitive memory or cause a denial of service via crafted firmware values.
- 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-2018-11293?
CVE-2018-11293 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 18 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, in wma_ndp_confirm_event_handler and wma_ndp_indication_event_handler, ndp_cfg len and num_ndp_app_info is from fw. If they are not checked, it may cause buffer over-read once the value is too large.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11293?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11293?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11293 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-11293 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11293 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4qj4-c4xr-7m2w.