CVE-2018-3574 Other in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
Userspace can trigger invalid cache maintenance on non-secure ION buffers, potentially causing kernel instability or undefined behavior in Qualcomm 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-2018-3574?
CVE-2018-3574 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 19 Sep 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, userspace can request ION cache maintenance on a secure ION buffer for which the ION_FLAG_SECURE ion flag is not set and cause the kernel to attempt to perform cache maintenance on memory which does not belong to HLOS.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3574?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2018-3574?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3574 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-3574 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3574 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j34r-8f56-3c8r.