PT-2022-9122 · Google · Android

Published 2022-10-11 · Updated 2022-10-13 · CVE-2021-0696

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to the fixed version

Description The issue is related to a use after free bug in the dllist remove node function due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to the fixed version, apply the patch provided by the Android security team to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Use After Free

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-0696

Affected Products

Android

References · 3

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-10-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0696 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/51222 · Telegram Post