CVE-2018-3599 Use after free in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A use-after-free flaw in the Qualcomm Android kernel allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via DCI client notifications.
- 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-2018-3599?
CVE-2018-3599 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Google Android, published on 3 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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, while notifying a DCI client, a Use After Free condition can occur.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3599?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2018-3599?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3599 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-2018-3599 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3599 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hxr7-c25h-p9qr.