SB2018061514 - Reachable Assertion in Google, Google Android
Published: June 15, 2018 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018061514
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18169)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
User process can perform the kernel DOS in ashmem when doing cache maintenance operation in all Android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the Linux kernel.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.