CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-20643

Debug Messages Revealing Unnecessary Information

Published: Feb 03, 2025 | Modified: Feb 04, 2025
CVSS 3.x
3.9
LOW
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

In DA, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure, if an attacker has physical access to the device, if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS09291146; Issue ID: MSV-2056.

Weakness

The product fails to adequately prevent the revealing of unnecessary and potentially sensitive system information within debugging messages.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Android Google 12.0 (including) 12.0 (including)
Android Google 13.0 (including) 13.0 (including)
Android Google 14.0 (including) 14.0 (including)
Android Google 15.0 (including) 15.0 (including)

Extended Description

Debug messages are messages that help troubleshoot an issue by revealing the internal state of the system. For example, debug data in design can be exposed through internal memory array dumps or boot logs through interfaces like UART via TAP commands, scan chain, etc. Thus, the more information contained in a debug message, the easier it is to debug. However, there is also the risk of revealing information that could help an attacker either decipher a vulnerability, and/or gain a better understanding of the system. Thus, this extra information could lower the “security by obscurity” factor. While “security by obscurity” alone is insufficient, it can help as a part of “Defense-in-depth”.

Potential Mitigations

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