Incomplete Partition Size Checks Leading to Heap Overwrite Vulnerabilities in Android Releases from CAF

Incomplete Partition Size Checks Leading to Heap Overwrite Vulnerabilities in Android Releases from CAF

CVE-2018-5861 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, existing checks in place on partition size are incomplete and can lead to heap overwrite vulnerabilities while loading a secure application from the boot loader.

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