High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 6, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-5862
CVE-2018-5862
Description
In __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_vendor_scan() 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, when SCAN_SSIDS and QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_SCAN_FREQUENCIES are parsed, a buffer overwrite 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
3- source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-07-01nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletinnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
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