CVE-2018-5861 Information

Description

In all android releases(Android for MSM Firefox OS for MSM QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel existing checks in place on partition size are incomplete and can lead to heap overwrite vulnerabilities while loading a secure application from the boot loader.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/lk/commit/?id=114a392e29bc900c0fe15cc1f3e9ba369cd03244 https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/11/05/november-2018-code-aurora-forum-security-bulletin

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8