Android Pixel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2024-29748)
Severity: high · Patch status: unknown · Since 2024-04-04 · CVE-2024-29748
Android Pixel contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows an attacker to interrupt a factory reset triggered by a device admin app. CISA added CVE-2024-29748 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Apr 4, 2024, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Apr 25, 2024 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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