PT-2018-19038 · Google · Android

Published 2018-12-06 · Updated 2019-11-13 · CVE-2018-9538

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 8.1 through 9

Description The issue is related to an incorrect bounds check in the V4L2SliceVideoDecodeAccelerator::Dequeue function, which can lead to a possible out of bounds read of a function pointer. This could result in local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not required for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions 8.1 through 9, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-9538

Affected Products

Android

References · 4

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-12-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9538 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-9538 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/106137 · Note