CVE-2018-3590 Use after free in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Qualcomm RIL component allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges on affected Android devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-3590?

CVE-2018-3590 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, published on 11 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Android before security patch level 2018-04-05 on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear MSM8909W, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 450, SD 615/16/SD 415, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 820, SD 835, SD 845, a Use After Free condition can occur in RIL while handling requests from Android.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3590?

It affects 14 products.

Products include Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 210 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 212 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 415 Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 450 Firmware and 8 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-3590?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3590 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2018-3590 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3590 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-73qx-88cc-gwvw.

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