# CVE-2018-9522: Memory corruption in Android

> Local attackers can escalate privileges to system level via an out-of-bounds write in Android's StatsLogEventWrapper serialization functions.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Nov 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9p67-cmxj-h92h

## What is CVE-2018-9522?

CVE-2018-9522 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 14 Nov 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the serialization functions of StatsLogEventWrapper.java, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to unnecessary functionality which may be abused. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in the system process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android-9. Android ID: A-112550251

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9522?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Google Android.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-9522?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9522 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-9522 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9522 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-9522 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-9522 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 14 Nov 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9522 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9522/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9522/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9522
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9522
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9522

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9522/
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