CVE-2018-5919

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
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, a use after free issue in WLAN host driver can lead to device reboot.

Affected products

Android: all versions

References

https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=81a80c9973833f7cd93dc83ce0f23572dd81befe
https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/08/06/august-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin
https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-2.0/commit/?id=81a80c9973833f7cd93dc83ce0f23572dd81befe
https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/08/06/august-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin

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