CVE-2018-5848: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-5848 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 17 · Related 12Timeline
- 12-06-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.39%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
33%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.04 pp
From 0.35% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary.
- CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundThe product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.
Affected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu28 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 3.13.0-218.269 | < 4.4.0-143.169 | < 4.15.0-58.64
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1039.42 | < 4.4.0-1077.87 | < 4.15.0-1047.49
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-fips< 4.15.0-2018.18 | All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-hwe< 4.15.0-1047.49~16.04.1
Suse22 products
- kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_16&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS< 12-2.1
- kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_16&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2< 12-2.1
- kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_17&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS< 12-2.1
- kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_17&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2< 12-2.1
- kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_18&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS< 10-2.1
Redhat4 products
Debian2 products
- linux< 4.16.5-1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Google1 product
- androidna
Qualcomm, inc.1 product
- android for msm, firefox os for msm, qrd androidAll Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel
6 vendors · 58 products
References
17 links- www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2X Refsource MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party AdvisoryREPORT- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party AdvisoryREPORT