PT-2018-10836 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2018-11-27 · Updated 2018-12-21 · CVE-2018-11823

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/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 when freeing device memory in driver probe failure, resulting in a double free issue in the power module. This affects all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel.

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

Double Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-415

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-11823

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 3

• https://codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/11/05/november-2018-code-aurora-forum-security-bulletin · Patch
• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.9/commit/?id=4519cc36b1a396dc55c9b43ab6e8736ae4a6f4cf · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11823 · Security Note