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CVE-2018-5843

N/A
Published: June 12, 2018 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:00 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAndroid

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the function wma_pdev_div_info_evt_handler() in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel, there is no upper bound check on the value event->num_chains_valid received from firmware which can lead to a buffer overwrite of the fixed size chain_rssi_result structure.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

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Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-05-01

CVSS

4.6MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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