CVE-2018-5842

Published: Jun 12, 2018Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

An arbitrary address write can occur if a compromised WLAN firmware sends incorrect data to WLAN driver in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.

Affected (1)

Products: Google: Android

Google

1 product

Android

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Google Android	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (3)

https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2

Source: product-security@qualcomm.com

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-05-01

Source: nvd@nist.gov

Third Party Advisory

https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchThird Party Advisory

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