PT-2020-11611 · Google · Android

Published 2020-08-01 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0257

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Android-10

Description The issue is related to a permissions bypass due to an incomplete cleanup in the SpecializeCommon function of com android internal os Zygote.cpp. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in isolated processes with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not required for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android version Android-10, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-156741968

CVE-2020-0257

Affected Products

Android

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-156741968 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-08-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0257 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0257 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/b26c7160cd1dfba9224ba12dc075ac3c658b18c3 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/14059 · Telegram Post