CVE-2018-14852 Memory corruption in n/a
An attacker with Wi-Fi chip code execution can cause out-of-bounds memory access in the Samsung Galaxy S6 Wi-Fi driver, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-14852?
CVE-2018-14852 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Dec 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Out-of-bounds array access in dhd_rx_frame in drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd4358/dhd_linux.c in the bcmdhd4358 Wi-Fi driver on the Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920F G920FXXU5EQH7 allows an attacker (who has obtained code execution on the Wi-Fi chip) to cause invalid accesses to operating system memory due to improper validation of the network interface index provided by the Wi-Fi chip's firmware.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14852?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Galaxy S6 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14852?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14852 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-2018-14852 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14852 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w22q-qppc-h59j.