CVE-2018-5836

low-risk
Published 2018-07-06

In wma_nan_rsp_event_handler() in Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-06-05, the data_len value is received from firmware and not properly validated which could potentially lead to an out-of-bounds access.

Do I need to act?

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0.07% 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
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Google

References (6)

Patch https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-06-01#qualcomm-component...
Patch https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacl...
Patch https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-se...
Patch https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-06-01#qualcomm-component...
Patch https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacl...
Patch https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-se...
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal