Linux Kernel STM Touchscreen Driver OOB Write (CVE-2018-9388)
CVE-2018-9388 Published on December 5, 2024
In store_upgrade and store_cmd of drivers/input/touchscreen/stm/ftm4_pdc.c, there are out of bound writes due to missing bounds checks or integer underflows. These could lead to escalation of privilege.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2018-9388 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2018-9388 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2018-9388
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Affected Versions
Google Android:- Version Kernel is affected.
- Version kernel is affected.
Exploit Probability
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