CVE-2021-0549 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

Local attackers with system privileges can leak Bluetooth MAC addresses via log information disclosure in the Android Bluetooth state machine.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-0549?

CVE-2021-0549 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 22 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In sspRequestCallback of BondStateMachine.java, there is a possible leak of Bluetooth MAC addresses due to log information disclosure. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-183961896

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-0549?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2021-0549?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2021-0549 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0549 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-183961896, GHSA-884h-9vv2-g8xv, PUB-A-183961896.

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