What is CVE-2018-11840?

CVE-2018-11840 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2018-11840 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-11840?

CVE-2018-11840 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-11840?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-11840. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2018-11840 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-11840 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2018-11840

High

In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, while processing the WLAN driver command ioctl a temporary buffer used to construct the reply message may be freed twice.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2018-09-18

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-415

CVE-2018-11840 is classified as CWE-415

See CWE-415 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2018-11840 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107770
Kernel patch commit
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=a3d53bb977b907a5d11d22cad3f8ebf3f1d2b1ed
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2018-11840

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2018-09-18

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11840?

CVE-2018-11840 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2018-11840 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-11840?

CVE-2018-11840 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-11840?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-11840. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2018-11840 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2018-11840 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.