CVE-2018-5848

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    CVE-2018-5848

    Published: 12 Jun 2018Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-05-01, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html, https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2

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