CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-0306

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Jan 11, 2021 | Modified: Jan 13, 2021
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

In addAllPermissions of PermissionManagerService.java, there is a possible permissions bypass when upgrading major Android versions which allows an app to gain the android.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION permission without user confirmation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android; Versions: Android-11, Android-8.0, Android-8.1, Android-9, Android-10; Android ID: A-154505240.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Android Google 8.0 (including) 8.0 (including)
Android Google 8.1 (including) 8.1 (including)
Android Google 9.0 (including) 9.0 (including)
Android Google 10.0 (including) 10.0 (including)
Android Google 11.0 (including) 11.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References