CVE-2018-11842 Use after free in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Qualcomm WLAN driver allows attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute code during association.
- 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-2018-11842?
CVE-2018-11842 is a high-severity use after free 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, during wlan association, driver allocates memory. In case the mem allocation fails driver does a mem free though the memory was not allocated.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11842?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11842?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11842 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-2018-11842 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11842 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jh3w-mj45-qm7f.