CVE-2018-5829

In wlan_hdd_cfg80211_set_privacy_ibss() in Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel ...

7.5 High

In wlan_hdd_cfg80211_set_privacy_ibss() 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 buffer over-read can potentially occur.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.87%Up 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2018-5829
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-5829
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-17596 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-17596
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7w32-w9cg-v7qx 7.5

In wlan_hdd_cfg80211_set_privacy_ibss() in Android releases from CAF using the linux kernel ...

Record: GHSA-7w32-w9cg-v7qx
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-5829 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Google Android, published July 6, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.87%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.