CVE-2020-11875 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can gain elevated privileges on LG Android devices due to improper exception handling in the MTK kernel.

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-2020-11875?

CVE-2020-11875 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, 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

An issue was discovered on LG mobile devices with Android OS 8.0, 8.1, 9.0, and 10.0 (MTK chipsets) software. The MTK kernel does not properly implement exception handling, allowing an attacker to gain privileges. The LG ID is LVE-SMP-200001 (February 2020).

Weakness: CWE-755

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11875?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11875?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11875 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-11875 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11875 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6vwm-p7vv-6mcx.

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