# CVE-2018-11816: Use After Free in Video

> A crafted Binder request triggers a heap use-after-free in MediaServer, potentially allowing code execution or privilege escalation on Qualcomm Snapdragon devices.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7gfr-xrcc-jm66

## What is CVE-2018-11816?

CVE-2018-11816 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, published on 26 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Crafted Binder Request Causes Heap UAF in MediaServer

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11816?

It affects 14 products.


Products: Qualcomm 9206 Lte Modem Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8016 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8039 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8052 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8056 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8076 Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar6003 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd660 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd670 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd820 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd821 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd835 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-11816?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11816 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-11816 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11816 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware

- [CVE-2025-47320](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47320/): Out-of-bounds Write in Audio (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-10408](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10408/): Improper Access Control in Core. (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2025-21428](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21428/): Buffer Over-read in WLAN Host (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-21429](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21429/): Buffer Over-read in WLAN Host (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-18153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18153/): Use After Free in WLAN (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-11816 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-11816 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, published on 26 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11816 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11816/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11816/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11816
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11816
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-11816

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11816/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.