CVE-2020-0048 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can leak stack information from the Android audio service without user interaction or elevated privileges.

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-2020-0048?

CVE-2020-0048 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 10 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In onTransact of IAudioFlinger.cpp, there is a possible stack information leak due to uninitialized data. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-139417189

Weakness: CWE-908

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0048?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2020-0048?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0048 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-0048 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0048 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p8m8-h68h-w543.

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