CVE-2018-13918 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables,

High 7.8 Published 4 Apr 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

A kernel flaw in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows a buffer overflow via crafted message lengths, causing denial of service on affected devices.

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-2018-13918?

CVE-2018-13918 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware, published on 4 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

kernel could return a received message length higher than expected, which leads to buffer overflow in a subsequent operation and stops normal operation in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables, in MDM9150, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8909W, QCS605, Qualcomm 215, SD 425, SD 439 / SD 429, SD 450, SD 625, SD 632, SD 675, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845 / SD 850, SD 855, SDM439, SDX24, SM7150

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-13918?

It affects 25 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware and 19 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-13918?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-13918 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-2018-13918 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-13918 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8862-2v3m-gfhf.