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CVE-2020-0041 · netVigilance record NV21-0088

Android Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write

past due

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA deadline 2022-05-03 · passed 4 years 4 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA

What happened

Android Kernel binder_transaction of binder.c contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability due to an incorrect bounds check that could allow for local privilege escalation. This vulnerability was observed chained with CVE-2019-2215 and CVE-2020-0069 under exploit chain "AbstractEmu."

Who is affected

Android Android Kernel. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.

Weakness class: CWE-20.

Timeline

  1. Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
  2. CISA remediation deadlinepassed 4 years 4 months ago

Sources