CVE-2018-3579 Memory corruption in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A buffer over-read in the Qualcomm WLAN driver allows attackers to read sensitive memory or cause a denial of service via malformed firmware data.
- 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-2018-3579?
CVE-2018-3579 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 12 Jun 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the WLAN driver in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel, event->num_entries_in_page is a value received from firmware that is not properly validated which can lead to a buffer over-read
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3579?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2018-3579?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3579 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-2018-3579 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3579 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g5m9-qp27-rc7w.