Out-of-bounds read in Pixel - CVE-2021-39724
Published: July 11, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65115
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39724
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Pixel
Pixel
Software vendor:
Google
Description
The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a missing bounds check in TuningProviderBase::GetTuningTreeSet() function of tuning_provider_base.cc when processing files. A local application with system privileges can trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.