CVE-2018-14853

low-risk
Published 2018-12-17

A NULL pointer dereference in dhd_prot_txdata_write_flush in drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd4358/dhd_msgbuf.c in the bcmdhd4358 Wi-Fi driver on the Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920F G920FXXU5EQH7 allows an attacker (who has obtained code execution on the Wi-Fi chip) to cause the device to reboot. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11783.

Do I need to act?

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0.16% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.3/10 Medium
ADJACENT_NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Galaxy S6 Firmware

Affected Vendors

21
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low-risk
Severity 15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal