PT-2018-10868 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2018-09-18 · Updated 2019-04-18 · CVE-2018-11868

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 length validation check for a value received from firmware, which can lead to a buffer overflow in the nan response event handler. This affects Android releases, including Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android, all of which use the Linux kernel.

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

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-11868

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11868 · Security Note
• https://codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin · Patch
• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=8a0be9d79cfaa4c4df2695023ba518c540381e80 · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/107770 · Note