Race condition in Google, Google Android

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU37080

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5845

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

A race condition in drm_atomic_nonblocking_commit() in the display driver can potentially lead to a Use After Free scenario in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Android: All versions

CPE2.3

External links

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-05-01
http://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.