CVE-2018-9515

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-10-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

In sdcardfs_create and sdcardfs_mkdir of inode.c, there is a possible memory corruption due to improper locking. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android kernel Android ID: A-111641492 References: N/A

Affected products

Android: all versions

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105483
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45558/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105483
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-10-01
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45558/

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