CVE-2018-11943 Information disclosure in n/a

High 7.8 Published 27 Nov 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers can potentially read sensitive memory contents or cause unexpected behavior via uninitialized data buffers during fastboot flash processing in Android kernels.

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-2018-11943?

CVE-2018-11943 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 27 Nov 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 fastboot flash command, memory leak or unexpected behavior may occur due to processing of unintialized data buffers.

Weakness: CWE-665

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11943?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11943?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11943 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-11943 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11943 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m8hm-wpc4-jj9x.