CVE-2020-0081 Use after free in Android

High 7.8 Published Updated

A double free vulnerability in Android's AssetManager allows local attackers to escalate privileges without user interaction.

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-2020-0081?

CVE-2020-0081 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 17 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In finalize of AssetManager.java, there is possible memory corruption due to a double free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-144028297

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-415

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0081?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2020-0081?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0081 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2020-0081 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0081 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-h593-gfrx-wwgq.

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