PT-2018-16069 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2018-09-19 · Updated 2018-11-08 · CVE-2018-3573

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 occurs in the Linux kernel when relocating kernel images with a specially crafted boot image, leading to an out of bounds access. 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.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-3573

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 3

• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/lk/commit/?id=49ecadaf98f99d7ef0b5a05a8320e5328da42008 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3573 · Security Note
• https://codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin · Patch