# CVE-2017-18059: In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, improper input validation fo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-03-16 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android, with all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, improper input validation for vdev id in wma_scan_event_callback(), which is received from firmware, leads to potential out of bounds memory read.

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## References

- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-03-01
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0/commit/?id=217705da7726002ffe61dad51a6c9cc97c52f649

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