PT-2018-17230 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2018-11-27 · Updated 2018-12-21 · CVE-2018-5906

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: A buffer overflow issue exists in the debugfs module of the Linux kernel due to the lack of size checks on input before it is copied into a buffer. This issue affects all Android releases from CAF that utilize 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-2018-5906

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 3

• https://codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/08/06/august-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin · Patch
• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=ac40b7c7591476a8863b477ddc1c14c631f77256 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5906 · Security Note