CVE-2018-11818

Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-09-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-362

Description

In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, LUT configuration is passed down to driver from userspace via ioctl. Simultaneous update from userspace while kernel drivers are updating LUT registers can lead to race condition.

Affected products

Android: all versions

References

https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=7d1e40be0f7da526f1109005383aa55f5646fc13
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=999bfde119d881a09218eb045d41fb83e67f0d10
https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=7d1e40be0f7da526f1109005383aa55f5646fc13
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=999bfde119d881a09218eb045d41fb83e67f0d10
https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin

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