PT-2020-11763 · Google · Android

Published 2020-10-01 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0412

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

3.3

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 8.0 through 11

Description A missing permission check in the setProcessMemoryTrimLevel function of ActivityManagerService.java could lead to local information disclosure of foreground processes. No additional execution privileges are needed for exploitation, and user interaction is not required.

Recommendations For Android versions 8.0 through 11, apply the necessary patch to include a permission check in the setProcessMemoryTrimLevel function of ActivityManagerService.java to prevent local information disclosure. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-160390416

CVE-2020-0412

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-10-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0412 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0412 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-160390416 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/cbcf477e8b05f092bf6519e3ba4db363247ff4f6 · Note