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TI-2018-03916 Aliases CVE-2018-5383GHSA-3jm5-8qwr-jvwm

Bluetooth implementations may not sufficiently validate elliptic curve parameters during Diffie-Hellman key exchange

Priority LOW 32CWE-325Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-347.

Summary

Bluetooth firmware or operating system software drivers in macOS versions before 10.13, High Sierra and iOS versions before 11.4, and Android versions before the 2018-06-05 patch may not sufficiently validate elliptic curve parameters used to generate public keys during a Diffie-Hellman key exchange, which may allow a remote attacker to obtain the encryption key used by the device.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00813 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial macOS (Apple): 10.13.6iOS (Apple): 11.4+1 more productRed Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApplemacOS10.13 High Sierra to before 10.13.610.13.6Patch availableCNA
AppleiOS11 to before 11.411.4Patch availableCNA
Android Open Source ProjectAndroidbefore 2018-06-05 patch level2018-06-05 patch levelPatch availableCNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected 10.13 High Sierra to before 10.13.6 Fixed in 10.13.6 Patch available CNA
  • iOS VendorApple Affected 11 to before 11.4 Fixed in 11.4 Patch available CNA
  • Android VendorAndroid Open Source Project Affected before 2018-06-05 patch level Fixed in 2018-06-05 patch level Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 10

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:ti:wl18xx_bluetooth_service_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.3VulnerableTexas Instruments
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.1VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.1VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1.2VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 11.4VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.13VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:ti:wl18xx_bluetooth_service_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.3 Vulnerable ·Texas Instruments
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.2 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:android:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.13 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 10.13.6
  • Fix · CNA iOS (Apple) Fixed in 11.4
  • Fix · CNA Android (Android Open Source Project) Fixed in 2018-06-05 patch level

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2019:2169 Released 2019-08-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    linux-firmware security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) iwl100-firmware-39.31.5.1-72.el7, iwl1000-firmware-1:39.31.5.1-72.el7, iwl105-firmware-18.168.6.1-72.el7 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) iwl100-firmware-39.31.5.1-72.el7, iwl1000-firmware-1:39.31.5.1-72.el7, iwl105-firmware-18.168.6.1-72.el7 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) iwl100-firmware-39.31.5.1-72.el7, iwl1000-firmware-1:39.31.5.1-72.el7, iwl105-firmware-18.168.6.1-72.el7 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) iwl100-firmware-39.31.5.1-72.el7, iwl1000-firmware-1:39.31.5.1-72.el7, iwl105-firmware-18.168.6.1-72.el7 +15

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2169
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2169
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2169
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2169
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5383
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3jm5-8qwr-jvwm

References

Advisory 9

Other 1

  • TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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