CVE-2018-5855 Memory corruption in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A buffer over-read in the Linux kernel's WMI packet handling allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose sensitive information.
- 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-2018-5855?
CVE-2018-5855 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
While padding or shrinking a nested wmi packet in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-07-05, a buffer over-read can potentially occur.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5855?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5855?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5855 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-2018-5855 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5855 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xp2v-6m36-vc7m.