CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2018-3598 — Google Android security vulnerability

High CVSS 7.5

In Qualcomm Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, and QRD Android with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel before security patch level 2018-04-05, insufficient validation of parameters from userspace in the camera driver can lead to information leak and out-of-bounds access.

Severity
High
CVSS
7.5 (3.0)
Published
2018-04-03
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-200

Affected products

  • google / android

Matched remediation archetype

Information disclosure and sensitive data exposure

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Check exposure

  • Trace sensitive data through responses, errors, logs, metrics, traces, caches, exports, files, backups, and client bundles.
  • Identify affected subjects, tenants, retention windows, access controls, and downstream copies without opening unnecessary sensitive records.
  • Review metadata, timing, status, length, and existence signals as well as direct content disclosure.

Remediate safely

  • Minimize collection and output, apply field-level authorization and redaction at a centralized boundary, and return generic external errors.
  • Remove secrets and sensitive data from logs, artifacts, URLs, caches, and client-side bundles; rotate credentials that may have been exposed.
  • Update the affected component and add synthetic-data tests for response, error, observability, and export paths.

Authoritative sources

Complete CVE record and remediation plan

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