High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 27, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-5861

Description

In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, existing checks in place on partition size are incomplete and can lead to heap overwrite vulnerabilities while loading a secure application from the boot loader.

Affected products

Google/Android SDKinferred

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/lk/commit/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/11/05/november-2018-code-aurora-forum-security-bulletinnvdPatchThird Party Advisory

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