PT-2018-17179 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2018-06-06 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-5841

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/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 arises from the dcc curr list being initialized with a default invalid value, which is expected to be programmed by the user through a sysfs node. This could lead to an invalid access. The problem affects all Android releases from CAF, including Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android.

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1188

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-5841

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 3

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-05-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5841 · Security Note
• https://codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2 · Patch