CVE-2018-3567 Memory corruption in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android

High 7.8 Published Updated

A buffer overflow in the WLAN driver allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges on Qualcomm Android 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-2018-3567?

CVE-2018-3567 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 17 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, a buffer overflow vulnerability exists in WLAN while processing the HTT_T2H_MSG_TYPE_PEER_MAP or HTT_T2H_MSG_TYPE_PEER_UNMAP messages.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3567?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2018-3567?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3567 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-2018-3567 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3567 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-pwm7-m39c-92x4.

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