CVE-2018-5826 Use after free in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android

Medium 5.9 Published 3 Apr 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

A race condition in the Qualcomm WLAN driver allows a use-after-free, potentially enabling code execution or privilege escalation 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-2018-5826?

CVE-2018-5826 is a medium-severity 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, due to a race condition, a Use After Free condition can occur in the WLAN driver.

Weakness: CWE-416, CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5826?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5826?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5826 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-2018-5826 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5826 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-2f8j-m7px-v4p9.