CVE-2018-9368 Memory corruption in Android

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

Local attackers can achieve privilege escalation via arbitrary kernel memory write in mtkscoaudio debugfs due to missing bounds checks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
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Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-9368?

CVE-2018-9368 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 19 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In mtkscoaudio debugfs there is a possible arbitrary kernel memory write due to missing bounds check and weakened SELinux policies. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with system  execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9368?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2018-9368?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9368 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-2018-9368 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9368 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-2w64-4c9j-pq4x.

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