PT-2020-11613 · Google · Android Kernel

Published 2020-08-11 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0259

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android kernel

Description The issue is related to the improper use of crypto in the android verity ctr of dm-android-verity.c. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android kernel, consider applying a fix to properly use crypto in the android verity ctr of dm-android-verity.c to prevent modification of a dm-verity protected filesystem. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-0259

Affected Products

Android Kernel

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0259 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-08-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/14057 · Telegram Post