Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Google Android - CVE-2021-39660
Published: December 7, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70008
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-2021-39660
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 the PowerVR-GPU component. A local application can escalate privileges on the system.
Affected software
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2021-39660
Install updates from vendor's website.
Google Android - addressed in versions 10 2022-12-05, 11 2022-12-05, 12L 2022-12-05, 12 2022-12-05, 13 2022-12-05