PT-2018-17233 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2018-11-27 · Updated 2018-12-21 · CVE-2018-5909

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 may occur in display handlers due to a lack of checking in buffer size before copying into it, which can lead to memory corruption. This issue 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-2018-5909

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 3

• https://codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/11/05/november-2018-code-aurora-forum-security-bulletin · Patch
• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=2c1716c5afd660651724b6088f2e6301272f4926 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5909 · Security Note