CVE-2018-3574 json
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, userspace can request ION cache…
published 2018-09-19 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-15428
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 19%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, userspace can request ION cache maintenance on a secure ION buffer for which the ION_FLAG_SECURE ion flag is not set and cause the kernel to attempt to perform cache maintenance on memory which does not belong to HLOS.
Patch / fix
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=09874396dfbf546e5a628d81… commit
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.9/commit/?id=53261410da625aaa2e070555… commit
- source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=3286b75d91519073d2f20be… commit
- codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-se… advisory
Exploit prediction
0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Qualcomm, Inc. Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
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source.codeaurora.org
/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.4/commit/?id=09874396dfbf546e5a628d810fcf5ea51a4d5785
patch, third-party-advisory
-
source.codeaurora.org
/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.9/commit/?id=53261410da625aaa2e070555aaa150a8533e5be4
patch, third-party-advisory
-
source.codeaurora.org
/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=3286b75d91519073d2f20bee85f22e294d5f1a18
patch, third-party-advisory
-
codeaurora.org
/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin
patch, third-party-advisory
-
support.blackberry.com
/kb/articleDetail?language=en_US&articleNumber=000049462
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-3574
- NVD CVE-2018-3574
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