CVE-2018-11276
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, double free of memory allocation is possible in Kernel when it explicitly tries to free that memory on driver probe failure, since memory allocated is automatically freed on probe.
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, double free of memory allocation is possible in Kernel when it explicitly tries to free that memory on driver probe failure, since memory allocated is automatically freed on probe.
- Record
CVE-2018-11276- 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, double free of memory allocation is possible in Kernel when it explicitly tries to free that memory on driver probe failure, since memory allocated is automatically freed on probe.
- Record
CVE-2018-11276- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-3316 No score
In all android releases (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, double free of memory allocation is possible in Kernel when it explicitly tries to free that memory on driver probe failure, since memory allocated is automatically freed on probe.
- Record
EUVD-2018-3316- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8cqc-8cq8-x7qf
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, double free of memory allocation is possible in Kernel when it explicitly tries to free that memory on driver probe failure, since memory allocated is automatically freed on probe.
- Record
GHSA-8cqc-8cq8-x7qf- 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-2018-11276 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.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-09-01
source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.18/commit?id=83a44ca6057bf9c1e36515cded28edc32a4a1501
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11276
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8cqc-8cq8-x7qf