CVE-2018-21043 Information disclosure in n/a

Low 3.3 Published Updated

An attacker can read kernel pointer information from the g2d_drv driver logs on Samsung mobile devices, potentially aiding further exploitation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-21043?

CVE-2018-21043 is a low-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x) and P(9.0) (Exynos 9810 chipsets) software. There is information disclosure about a kernel pointer in the g2d_drv driver because of logging. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-13035 (December 2018).

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-21043?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2018-21043?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-21043 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-21043 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-21043 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jjc4-3xwf-4wrw.

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