kernel: buffer overflow in drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c:wmi_set_ie() may lead to memory corruption
Published Jun 12, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
In the function wmi_set_ie(), the length validation code does not handle unsigned integer overflow properly. As a result, a large value of the 'ie_len' argument can cause a buffer overflow in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.
Affected products
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- Version All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernelStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualcomm, Inc. | Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android | n/a |
|
Configuration 2
- 4.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
Configuration 3
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-0:3.10.0-957.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3083
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-alt-0:4.14.0-115.el7a
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2948
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-957.rt56.910.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:3096
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-0:3.10.0-957.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3083 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-alt-0:4.14.0-115.el7a | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2948 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-957.rt56.910.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:3096 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00352) | 26.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00366) | 28.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00142) | 31.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.58% (0.02576) | 75.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 30.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 30.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 28.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 16.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.69% (0.00689) | 18.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.69% (0.00689) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (12)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2948 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3083 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3096 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5848 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1590799 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00017.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5848
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-05-01 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/05/11/may-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin-2 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5848
Change history (0)
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