High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 6, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-5831
CVE-2018-5831
Description
In the KGSL driver 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, a reference counting error can lead to a Use After Free condition.
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Affected products
2- Range: <2018-06-05
- Qualcomm, Inc./Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Androidv5Range: All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel
Patches
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References
3- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletinnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-06-01nvdVendor Advisory
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