CVE-2021-0321 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can determine if a specific package is installed on Android devices via a side-channel information disclosure vulnerability in ActivityManagerService.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-0321?

CVE-2021-0321 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In enforceDumpPermissionForPackage of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible way to determine if a package is installed due to side channel information disclosure. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android; Versions: Android-11; Android ID: A-166667403.

Weakness: CWE-203

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-0321?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2021-0321?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2021-0321 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0321 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-166667403, ASB-A-166667403, GHSA-849w-x2hm-q28x.

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