CVE-2018-11298 Memory corruption in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A buffer overflow in the Qualcomm Android kernel allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a malformed vendor command.
- 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-2018-11298?
CVE-2018-11298 is a high-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, while processing SET_PASSPOINT_LIST vendor command HDD does not make sure that the realm string that gets passed by upper-layer is NULL terminated. This may lead to buffer overflow as strlen is used to get realm string length to construct the PASSPOINT WMA command.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11298?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11298?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11298 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-2018-11298 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11298 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r562-897m-7j52.