Physical privilege escalation via Epoll callback use-after-free
Published Oct 22, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Use-after-free in Android 11's init runtime allows physically proximate attackers to execute code with elevated permissions. The Epoll callback list retained callback references without shared ownership, allowing a callback object to be freed before later use. Physical access to the device is required, but no prior execution privileges or user interaction are needed; successful exploitation gains additional permissions.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in Android 11's init runtime allows physically proximate attackers to execute code with elevated permissions. The Epoll callback list retained callback references without shared ownership, allowing a callback object to be freed before later use. Physical access to the device is required, but no prior execution privileges or user interaction are needed; successful exploitation gains additional permissions.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-0703
- Published
- Oct 22, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Google Cloud
- Product
- Android
- Classifications
- CWE-416, T1404
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 22, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=Android-11
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