Improper input validation in Google Android - CVE-2024-43097

Vulnerability identifier: #VU101165

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43097

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Affected software:
Google Android
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
Gentoo Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Enterprise Storage
Slackware Linux
Desktop Applications Module
SUSE Package Hub 15
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Ubuntu
Oracle Solaris
Mozilla Thunderbird
www-client/firefox-bin
www-client/firefox
dev-lang/spidermonkey
mozilla-firefox
mozilla-thunderbird
thunderbird (Debian package)
firefox-esr (Debian package)
firefox
firefox-debuginfo
firefox-debugsource
MozillaFirefox-debuginfo
MozillaFirefox-translations-common
MozillaFirefox
MozillaFirefox-debugsource
MozillaFirefox-devel
MozillaThunderbird
MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo
MozillaThunderbird-translations-other
MozillaThunderbird-translations-common
MozillaThunderbird-debugsource
MozillaFirefox-branding-upstream
MozillaFirefox-translations-other
mail-client/thunderbird
mail-client/thunderbird-bin
thunderbird-debuginfo
thunderbird-wayland
thunderbird-librnp-rnp
thunderbird-debugsource
thunderbird
thunderbird (Ubuntu package)

The vulnerability allows a local application to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the System component. A local application can execute arbitrary code.

Install security update from vendor's website.

• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/skia/+/8d355fe1d0795fc30b84194b87563f75c6f8f2a7
• https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2024-12-01