CVE-2018-5836 Memory corruption in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
An out-of-bounds access in the Android kernel WMA driver allows attackers to potentially execute code or escalate privileges 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-2018-5836?
CVE-2018-5836 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In wma_nan_rsp_event_handler() in Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-06-05, the data_len value is received from firmware and not properly validated which could potentially lead to an out-of-bounds access.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5836?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5836?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5836 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-2018-5836 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5836 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jvmv-ggc2-mghg.