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CVE-2018-5890
If the fdt_totalsize is reported as 0 for the current device tree, it bypasses an error check for a valid device tree in Android releases…
High7.8EPSS 0.17%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- qualcomm
Description
If the fdt_totalsize is reported as 0 for the current device tree, it bypasses an error check for a valid device tree 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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.17% · top 93% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Integer Underflow in Boot
Affected products
Qualcomm, Inc. · Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android
- affected All Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel
References (2)
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/abl/tianocore/edk2/commit/?id=c9c8de8000ff32f8d1e24e697d861d92d8ed0b7a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-06-01#qualcomm-components (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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