Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 6, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-5855
CVE-2018-5855
Description
While padding or shrinking a nested wmi packet in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-07-05, a buffer over-read can potentially occur.
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Affected products
2- 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
4- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qca-wifi-host-cmn/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/2018-07-01nvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107770nvd
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