Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2020-0041

TLP:CLEAR

Android Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

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."

Facts

  • Vendor: Android
  • Product: Android Kernel
  • CVSS: 7.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 3.2 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 3 November 2021
  • First known exploitation: 3 November 2021
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 3 May 2022
  • Weakness: CWE-20
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 3 November 2021

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD