PT-2018-10931 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2018-12-20 · Updated 2019-01-09 · CVE-2018-11983

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 An error in the kernel is observed when accessing freed mask pointers after reallocating memory for the mask table. This issue 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.

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-11983

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 2

• https://codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/12/03/december-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11983 · Security Note