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CVE-2011-1823

Android OS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Android Android OSOperating systems
Open in ThreatlineRecord JSON
CVSS
7.8High
ExploitationExploited in the wildAdded to KEV 8 Sep 2022CISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)41.4%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version yet
Federal deadline29 Sep 2022Remediation due date for US federal agenciesCISA KEV
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions. CISA KEV

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version.

Timeline

  1. 9 Jun 2011, 10:00 UTCPublishedCVE List
  2. 8 Sep 2022Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV

Description

The vold volume manager daemon in Android kernel trusts messages from a PF_NETLINK socket, which allows an attacker to execute code and gain root privileges. This vulnerability is associated with GingerBreak and Exploit.AndroidOS.Lotoor.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 1

  • n/aaffected: n/aCVE List

References 4