Privilege escalation in Google Pixel
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-35133 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-416 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Pixel Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware |
| Vendor |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU64978
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35133
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the synx driver. A local application can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsPixel: before 12L 2022-07-05
External linkshttp://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2022-07-01
http://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-5.4/commit/?id=f0c81db62df752bd9004df796212e13ee75bd933
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
