CVE-2018-5897 Memory corruption in Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
A buffer over-read in the Qualcomm Linux kernel allows attackers to read sensitive memory or cause a crash via crafted control status data.
- 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-2018-5897?
CVE-2018-5897 is a high-severity 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 reading the data from buffer in dci_process_ctrl_status() there can be buffer over-read problem if the len is not checked correctly 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.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5897?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5897?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5897 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-2018-5897 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5897 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r3q4-wc3p-2gx3.