Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Android - CVE-2021-0395
Published: March 2, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51018
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0395
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists within Android runtime due to improperly imposed security restrictions. A local application can execute arbitrary code on the system within the context of a privileged process.
Affected software
Google Android
Samsung Mobile Firmware
Samsung Mobile Firmware
How to mitigate CVE-2021-0395
Install updates from vendor's website.
Samsung Mobile Firmware - update to SMR-MAR-2021