Is CVE-2018-5848 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-5848 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-5848?

CVE-2018-5848 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-5848?

CVE-2018-5848 has an EPSS score of 0.37% (29th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5848?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 4.16.5-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-5848

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow CWE-190Integer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:4.16.5-1CVE-2018-5848

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.37%probability of exploitation in 30 days

29thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 29% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

codeaurora.org

Vendor Advisory1

source.android.com

Third-Party Advisory6

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Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.