PT-2021-13143 · Google · Android Kernel

Published 2021-04-15 · Updated 2021-04-21 · CVE-2021-0488

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 versions (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to a missing bounds check in the pb write function of pb encode.c, which can lead to a possible out of bounds write. This could result in local escalation of privilege, with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not required for exploitation.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-0488

Affected Products

Android Kernel

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0488 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2021-04-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/13263 · Telegram Post