What is CVE-2018-11891?

CVE-2018-11891 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10. CVE-2018-11891 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-11891?

CVE-2018-11891 has a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-11891?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-11891. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2018-11891 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-11891 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2018-11891

High

In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, lack of check on the length of array while accessing can lead to an out of bound read in WLAN HOST function.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2018-09-19

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

8.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-129

CVE-2018-11891 is classified as CWE-129

See CWE-129 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2018-11891 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

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel patch commit
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=2fc3e8a2ae8233690872d313fbfb4c74d0c61daa
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2018-11891

Severity High

CVSS score 8.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2018-09-19

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11891?

CVE-2018-11891 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10 . CVE-2018-11891 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-11891?

CVE-2018-11891 has a CVSS score of 8.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-11891?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-11891. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2018-11891 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2018-11891 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.