PT-2018-10838 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2018-09-18 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-11826

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to a lack of check on integer overflow while calculating memory, which can lead to a buffer overflow in the WLAN ext scan handler. This affects Android releases, including Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android, 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.

Integer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-11826

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11826 · Security Note
• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=650afe0c0ec2f566c9546b3b8e400b36fcf44aed · Patch
• https://codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/107770 · Note