PT-2022-9143 · Google · Android

Published 2022-01-14 · Updated 2022-01-20 · CVE-2021-1036

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions 9 through 12

Description The issue is related to a tapjacking/overlay attack in the LocationSettingsActivity of AndroidManifest.xml, which could lead to local escalation of privilege. User interaction is required for exploitation, and no additional execution privileges are needed.

Recommendations For Android versions 9 through 12, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Clickjacking

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1021

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-1036

Affected Products

Android

References · 3

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/aaos/2022-01-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1036 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1036 · Security Note