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Out-of-bounds Write

CVE-2018-9395

Medium
6.7/10

Summary

In mtk_cfg80211_vendor_packet_keep_alive_start and mtk_cfg80211_vendor_set_config of drivers/misc/mediatek/connectivity/wlan/gen2/os/linux/gl_vendor.c, there is a possible OOB write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-787 - Out-of-Bounds Write

Out-of-bounds write vulnerability is a memory access bug that allows software to write data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. This may result in the corruption of data, a crash, or arbitrary code execution.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published