FKIE_CVE-2018-9517

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-12-07 23:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 02:06
Severity
6.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
security@android.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029
security@android.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043
security@android.comhttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-09-01Patch, Vendor Advisory
security@android.comhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-1/
security@android.comhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-2/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2043
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-09-01Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-2/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
google android -
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T02:06:50.870",
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