PT-2022-10963 · Google · Android Kernel

Published 2022-01-14 · Updated 2022-07-12 · CVE-2021-39678

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 a possible bypass of Factory Reset Protection. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not required for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android kernel, consider applying a fix from the Android security team to address the bypass of Factory Reset Protection. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-39678

Affected Products

Android Kernel

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39678 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2022-01-01 · Vendor Advisory