In __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_vendor_scan() in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Andr…

published 2018-07-06 8y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-17629

cvss: 7.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
public exploits: 0; none known

In __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_vendor_scan() in all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-07-05, when SCAN_SSIDS and QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_SCAN_FREQUENCIES are parsed, a buffer overwrite can potentially occur.

Patch / fix

links 3

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Exploit prediction

0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Qualcomm, Inc. Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android

Classification

Weakness

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

source.codeaurora.org /quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=41ad3f76792e08a84962a0b8e9cfb1ba6c4c9ca6
patch, third-party-advisory
codeaurora.org /security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin
patch, third-party-advisory
source.android.com /security/bulletin/pixel/2018-07-01
patch, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-5862
NVD CVE-2018-5862

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