PT-2018-10935 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2018-12-20 · Updated 2019-01-09 · CVE-2018-11987

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 from an unlikely memory allocation failure for the secure pool during boot in Android releases using the Linux kernel. This failure can lead to incorrect pointer access, resulting in a kernel panic.

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-2018-11987

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-2018-11987 · Security Note