CVE-2018-5831

high

Description

In the KGSL driver in Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-06-05, a reference counting error can lead to a Use After Free condition.

References

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https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/07/02/july-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin

https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit/?id=e3e13d745238ad8853af47c2d938344ea8d3c77f

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2018-06-01#qualcomm-components

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-07-06

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H