Google Android Linux Kernel null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Linux Kernel. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-3563. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (unknown version) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Linux Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, untrusted pointer dereference in apr_cb_func can lead to an arbitrary code execution.

The bug was discovered 04/04/2018. The weakness was published 04/03/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-3563 since 12/19/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

Similar entries are available at VDB-83180, VDB-115633, VDB-115638 and VDB-115639. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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12/19/2017 🔍
04/03/2018 +105 days 🔍
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01/21/2020 +657 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-3563 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-3563
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115645
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/04/2018 08:35
Updated: 01/21/2020 08:18
Changes: 04/04/2018 08:35 (59), 01/21/2020 08:18 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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