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CVE-2018-11956

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-11-27 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, improper mounting lead to device node and executable to be run from /dsp/ which presents a potential security issue.

Affected products

• Android: all versions

References

• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/le/meta-qti-bsp/commit/?id=ecd2fb4ab9e2a6851add554af03cebe337345c44
• https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/11/05/november-2018-code-aurora-forum-security-bulletin
• https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/le/meta-qti-bsp/commit/?id=ecd2fb4ab9e2a6851add554af03cebe337345c44
• https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/11/05/november-2018-code-aurora-forum-security-bulletin

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