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HIGH · 8.1

CVE-2018-21085

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.x), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software. There is a race condition with a resultant use-after-free in vnswap_deinit_backing_storage. The Samsung ID i...

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.x), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software. There is a race condition with a resultant use-after-free in vnswap_deinit_backing_storage. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-11176 (February 2018).

CVSS Score

8.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
GoogleAndroid5.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362CWE-416

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-21085?

CVE-2018-21085 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH). An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with L(5.x), M(6.0), and N(7.x) software. There is a race condition with a resultant use-after-free in vnswap_deinit_backing_storage. The Samsung ID i...

How severe is CVE-2018-21085?

CVE-2018-21085 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-21085?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Android.