A NULL pointer dereference in dhd_prot_txdata_write_flush in…
Priority LOW 22CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
A NULL pointer dereference in dhd_prot_txdata_write_flush in drivers/net/wireless/bcmdhd4358/dhd_msgbuf.c in the bcmdhd4358 Wi-Fi driver on the Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920F G920FXXU5EQH7 allows an attacker (who has obtained code execution on the Wi-Fi chip) to cause the device to reboot. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11783.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00938 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-14853
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pjxr-6c7r-hpjf
References
More Samsung Galaxy S6 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-02311 Samsung SecEmailSync on SM-G920F build G920FXXU2COH2 (Galaxy S6) devices has SQL injection, aka SVE-2015-5081. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-10593 Buffer overflow in prot_get_ring_space in the bcmdhd4358 Wi-Fi driver on the Samsung… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2016-03427 Samsung SM-G920F build G920FXXU2COH2 (Galaxy S6), SM-N9005 build N9005XXUGBOK6 (Galaxy… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2016-03426 Samsung SM-G920F build G920FXXU2COH2 (Galaxy S6), SM-N9005 build N9005XXUGBOK6 (Galaxy… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2018-10677 Buffer overflow in dhd_bus_flow_ring_create_response in… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2018-10676 Buffer overflow in dhd_bus_flow_ring_flush_response in… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.3
Sources
- CVE-2018-14853 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-14853 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pjxr-6c7r-hpjf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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