CVE-2018-9490 Memory corruption in Android

What is CVE-2018-9490?

CVE-2018-9490 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 2 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In CollectValuesOrEntriesImpl of elements.cc, there is possible remote code execution due to type confusion. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9.0 Android ID: A-111274046

Weakness: CWE-704

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9490?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2018-9490?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9490 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-2018-9490 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9490 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-3365-pp7g-p5qf.