CVE-2018-3570 Null dereference in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android

What is CVE-2018-3570?

CVE-2018-3570 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the cpuidle driver in all Android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the Linux kernel, the list_for_each macro was not used correctly which could lead to an untrusted pointer dereference.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3570?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2018-3570?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3570 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-3570 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3570 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-x48f-4x56-5f3q.