7.8high

CVE-2018-5841

dcc_curr_list is initialized with a default invalid value that is expected to be programmed by the user through a sysfs node which could le…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 32%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

dcc_curr_list is initialized with a default invalid value that is expected to be programmed by the user through a sysfs node which could lead to an invalid access in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Qualcomm, Inc. Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-1188 Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

References

  • codeaurora.org /security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • source.android.com /security/bulletin/2018-05-01 · Patch, Vendor Advisory

Sources

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