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CVE-2018-5848· NVD / CVE Program· CNA qualcomm

In the function wmi_set_ie(), the length validation code does not handle unsigned integer overflow properly.

In the function wmi_set_ie(), the length validation code does not handle unsigned integer overflow properly. As a result, a large value of the 'ie_len' argument can cause a buffer overflow in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available

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Published
Jun 12, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 26th percentile
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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
googleandroid
redhatvirtualization host
redhatenterprise linux desktop
redhatenterprise linux server
redhatenterprise linux workstation
debiandebian linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • debian debian linux8.0
  • google androidall versions
  • redhat enterprise linux desktop7.0
  • redhat enterprise linux server7.0
  • redhat enterprise linux workstation7.0
  • redhat virtualization host4.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (qualcomm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Qualcomm, Inc. Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android

    • All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernelaffected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 4.16.5-14.16.5-1
Debian:8linuxbefore 3.16.64-13.16.64-1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3kernel-defaultbefore 4.4.138-94.39.14.4.138-94.39.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3kernel-sourcebefore 4.4.138-94.39.14.4.138-94.39.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3kernel-symsbefore 4.4.138-94.39.14.4.138-94.39.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP3kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_10before 9-2.19-2.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP3kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_11before 9-2.19-2.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP3kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_12before 7-2.17-2.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP3kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_13before 7-2.17-2.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP3kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_14before 1-4.5.11-4.5.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP3kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_6before 12-2.112-2.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP3kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_7before 12-2.112-2.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP3kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_8before 10-2.110-2.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP3kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_9before 10-2.110-2.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15kernel-livepatch-SLE15_Update_0before 7-19.27-19.2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15kernel-livepatch-SLE15_Update_1before 1-1.3.11-1.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15kernel-defaultbefore 4.12.14-25.3.14.12.14-25.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15kernel-sourcebefore 4.12.14-25.3.14.12.14-25.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15kernel-zfcpdumpbefore 4.12.14-25.3.14.12.14-25.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15kernel-docsbefore 4.12.14-25.3.14.12.14-25.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15kernel-obs-buildbefore 4.12.14-25.3.14.12.14-25.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15kernel-symsbefore 4.12.14-25.3.14.12.14-25.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15kernel-vanillabefore 4.12.14-25.3.14.12.14-25.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12kernel-ec2before 3.12.74-60.64.96.13.12.74-60.64.96.1

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:linux4.16.5-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default3.12.74-60.64.96.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-docs4.4.138-94.39.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-ec23.12.74-60.64.96.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-obs-build4.4.138-94.39.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-rt4.4.138-3.14.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-rt_debug4.4.138-3.14.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-source3.12.74-60.64.96.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-syms3.12.74-60.64.96.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-xen3.12.74-60.64.96.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1Package registry (OSV)
suse:kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_361-1.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_291-2.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1Package registry (OSV)
suse:kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_141-4.5.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP3Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Change log

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