High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 6, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-18159

Description

In Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-06-05, while processing a StrHwPlatform with length smaller than EFICHIPINFO_MAX_ID_LENGTH, an array out of bounds access may occur.

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Affected products

Qualcomm, Inc./Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Androidv5
Range: All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel
Qualcomm/Linux kernelllm-fuzzy
Range: <2018-06-05
Google/Android
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-06-01nvdPatchVendor Advisory
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/nvdPatch
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/nvdPatch
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/nvdPatch
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/nvdPatch
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/nvdPatch
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/nvdPatch
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/nvdPatch
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/nvdPatch
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/nvdPatch

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