TI-2018-04272 Aliases CVE-2018-5873 GHSA-w7cq-36jp-q6wg

Race condition in Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android

LOW 31CWE-362Published 2018-07-06 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An issue was discovered in the __ns_get_path function in fs/nsfs.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11. Due to a race condition when accessing files, a Use After Free condition can occur. This also affects 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00504 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Qualcomm	Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android	All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel	—	No fix listed	CNA

Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android VendorQualcomm Affected All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Google
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::	3.19 to before 4.1.50; 4.2 to before 4.4.116; 4.5 to before 4.9.82; 4.10 to before 4.11	Vulnerable	Linux

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Google
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.19 to before 4.1.50; 4.2 to before 4.4.116; 4.5 to before 4.9.82; 4.10 to before 4.11 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Not affected: 5 products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5873
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w7cq-36jp-q6wg

References

Patch 2

Advisory 3

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TI-2023-16286 Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in Graphics KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
TI-2022-06419 Use after free in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
TI-2021-01605 Use after free in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4

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Sources

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