PT-2022-9138 · Google · Android

Published 2022-01-01 · Updated 2022-07-12 · CVE-2021-0959

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Android-12

Description The issue is caused by a logic error in the code of jit memory region.cc, which could lead to a bypass of memory restrictions. This could result in local escalation of privilege, with user execution privileges needed for exploitation. User interaction is not required for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android version Android-12, update to a version that includes the fix for the logic error in jit memory region.cc to prevent local escalation of privilege. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-200284993

CVE-2021-0959

Affected Products

Android

References · 6

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-01-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-200284993 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-0959 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0959 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/art/+/c95b63042306aba985bb2902663c759b38b0ac81 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/35599 · Telegram Post