PT-2018-10459 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2018-09-18 · Updated 2019-04-05 · CVE-2018-11294

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue arises from improper conditional logic used in the WLAN handler to compare with the maximum number of access categories. This logic results in only the first 3 access category (AC) information being copied, while the WLAN handler indication from the firmware provides information for 4 access categories.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-11294

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 4

• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=fc7f79288ba28e82d04153763023b69755d6c3a1 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11294 · Security Note
• https://codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/107770 · Note