CVE-2018-5838 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wear

High 7.8 Published 6 Jul 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

An out-of-bounds access in the Adreno OpenGL driver allows attackers to potentially execute code or escalate privileges on Snapdragon devices.

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-2018-5838?

CVE-2018-5838 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, 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

Improper Validation of Array Index In the adreno OpenGL driver in Snapdragon Automobile, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wear, an out-of-bounds access can occur in SurfaceFlinger.

Weakness: CWE-129

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5838?

It affects 26 products.

Products include Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Sd 205 Firmware and 20 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5838?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5838 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-2018-5838 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5838 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gm67-259q-5m4f.