What is CVE-2018-5865?

CVE-2018-5865 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2018-5865 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-5865?

CVE-2018-5865 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-5865?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-5865. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2018-5865 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-5865 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2018-5865

Medium

While processing a debug log event from firmware 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, an integer underflow and/or buffer over-read can occur.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2018-07-06

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-191

CVE-2018-5865 is classified as CWE-191

See CWE-191 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2018-5865 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-07-01
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=8fb4202e3bb8cfbbb9f9f0e8695891c9971cfcc2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2018-5865

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2018-07-06

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5865?

CVE-2018-5865 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2018-5865 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-5865?

CVE-2018-5865 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2018-5865?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2018-5865. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2018-5865 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2018-5865 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.