CVE-2018-11273
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the...
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, 'voice_svc_dev' is allocated as a device-managed resource. If error 'cdev_alloc_err' occurs, 'device_destroy' will free all associated resources, including 'voice_svc_dev' leading to a double free.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.8
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, 'voice_svc_dev' is allocated as a device-managed resource. If error 'cdev_alloc_err' occurs, 'device_destroy' will free all associated resources, including 'voice_svc_dev' leading to a double free.
- Record
CVE-2018-11273- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-415
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, 'voice_svc_dev' is allocated as a device-managed resource. If error 'cdev_alloc_err' occurs, 'device_destroy' will free all associated resources, including 'voice_svc_dev' leading to a double free.
- Record
CVE-2018-11273- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-3313 No score
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, 'voice_svc_dev' is allocated as a device-managed resource. If error 'cdev_alloc_err' occurs, 'device_destroy' will free all associated resources, including 'voice_svc_dev' leading to a double free.
- Record
EUVD-2018-3313- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hwv2-9x95-q8hx
7.8
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the...
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, 'voice_svc_dev' is allocated as a device-managed resource. If error 'cdev_alloc_err' occurs, 'device_destroy' will free all associated resources, including 'voice_svc_dev' leading to a double free.
- Record
GHSA-hwv2-9x95-q8hx- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-415
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-11273 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published September 18, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/09/04/september-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit?id=789d4d21c3f1818dcbf74da4a051598e8f53676c
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-4.9/commit?id=f34f6271362484c1f87f4176e72a3bfb80ee7711
source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-09-01
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11273
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hwv2-9x95-q8hx