# CVE-2018-11261: In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, there is a possible Use-after-fre

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-11-27 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, there is a possible Use-after-free issue in Media Codec process. Any application using codec service will be affected.

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## References

- https://www.codeaurora.org/security-bulletin/2018/08/06/august-2018-code-aurora-security-bulletin
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/hardware/qcom/media/commit/?id=0e910e74e56f2a46f65dbc7694b160cd6e7f379a
- https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/hardware/qcom/media/commit/?id=d41a7a4c7d43fa67f2e4a487b8a1fb0aac38226d

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