Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Android - CVE-2021-0399
Published: March 2, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51050
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2021-0399
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Google Android
Google Android
Software vendor:
Google
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions within the xt_qtaguid kernel component in Google Android in net/netfilter/xt_qtaguid.c. A local user can run a specially crafted application to execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.