Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Android - CVE-2021-39796

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Android - CVE-2021-39796

Published: April 7, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU61986
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-2021-39796
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 due to improperly imposed security restrictions within Android framework. A local application can escalate privileges on the system.


Affected software

Google Android
Chromecast

How to mitigate CVE-2021-39796

Install updates from vendor's website.

Google Android - addressed in versions 10 2022-04-01, 11 2022-04-01, 12L 2022-04-01, 12 2022-04-01
Chromecast - update to 10 2022-02-05

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