Medium severity6.7NVD Advisory· Published Dec 7, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-9517

Description

In pppol2tp_connect, there is possible memory corruption due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-38159931.

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Affected products

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Google/Android kernelllm-create
Google/Androidllm-fuzzy2 versions
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osv-coords113 versions
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Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-09-01nvdPatchVendor Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029nvd
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043nvd
usn.ubuntu.com/3932-1/nvd
usn.ubuntu.com/3932-2/nvd

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