CVE-2018-5873: Google Android

High severity, CVSS 7.0. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue was discovered in the __ns_get_path function in fs/nsfs.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11. Due to a race condition when accessing files, a Use After Free condition can occur. This also affects all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) before security patch level 2018-07-05.

Affected products

• Google Android: affected versions not specified
• Linux Linux Kernel: from 3.19, before 4.1.50 (fixed in 4.1.50); from 4.2, before 4.4.116 (fixed in 4.4.116); from 4.5, before 4.9.82 (fixed in 4.9.82); from 4.10, before 4.11 (fixed in 4.11)

Published 2018-07-06. Last modified 2026-06-17.