CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-34734

Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

Published: Aug 15, 2024 | Modified: Dec 17, 2024
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
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

In onForegroundServiceButtonClicked of FooterActionsViewModel.kt, there is a possible way to disable the active VPN app from the lockscreen due to an insecure default value. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness

The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the product’s installer, administrator, or maintainer, but the default is not secure.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Android Google 13.0 (including) 13.0 (including)
Android Google 14.0 (including) 14.0 (including)

References