vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2018-5848): linux vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jun 12, 2018 | Nov 19, 2024 | Jun 26, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jun 12, 2018
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Jun 26, 2025
Description
In the function wmi_set_ie(), the length validation code does not handle unsigned integer overflow properly. As a result, a large value of the 'ie_len' argument can cause a buffer overflow in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.
Solution(s)
no-fix-ubuntu-packageubuntu-upgrade-linuxubuntu-upgrade-linux-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-aws-fipsubuntu-upgrade-linux-aws-hweubuntu-upgrade-linux-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-azure-fipsubuntu-upgrade-linux-fipsubuntu-upgrade-linux-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-gke-4-15ubuntu-upgrade-linux-hweubuntu-upgrade-linux-kvmubuntu-upgrade-linux-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-oemubuntu-upgrade-linux-oracleubuntu-upgrade-linux-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-snapdragon
References
- CVE-2018-5848
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-5848
- URL-https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948
- URL-https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083
- URL-https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096
- URL-https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html
- URL-https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html
- URL-https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html
- URL-https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-05-01
- URL-https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5848
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