SB2018061515 - Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Google, Google Android
Published: June 15, 2018 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018061515
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) Access of Uninitialized Pointer (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5860)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
In the MDSS driver in all Android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the Linux kernel, a data structure may be used without being initialized correctly.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.