Android OS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2011-1823)
Severity: high · Patch status: patched · Since 2022-09-08 · CVE-2011-1823
The vold volume manager daemon in Android kernel trusts messages from a PFNETLINK socket, which allows an attacker to execute code and gain root privileges. This vulnerability is associated with GingerBreak and Exploit.AndroidOS.Lotoor. CISA added CVE-2011-1823 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Sep 8, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Sep 29, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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