CVE-2018-5862
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.002 · 9 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_vendor_scan() in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-07-05, when SCAN_SSIDS and QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_SCAN_FREQUENCIES are parsed, a buffer overwrite can potentially occur.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8
weaknesses
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affected products (10)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Qualcomm, Inc. Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android≤ All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernelenisa_euvdEU
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-4000Google Android: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2018-07-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Google Android und Pixel/Nexus ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit erhöhten Rechten auszuführen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, um Informationen offenzulegen oder um einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.
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sources
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references (9)
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- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-07-01cnnvd
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=41ad3f76792e08a84962a0b8e9cfb1ba6c4c9ca6cnnvd
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletincnnvd
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-07-01enisa_euvd
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=41ad3f76792e08a84962a0b8e9cfb1ba6c4c9ca6enisa_euvd
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletinenisa_euvd
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-07-01PatchVendor Advisorynvd
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=41ad3f76792e08a84962a0b8e9cfb1ba6c4c9ca6PatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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