CVE-2021-0698 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can leak kernel heap content due to uninitialized data in the Android OS, requiring no user interaction or 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
Available

What is CVE-2021-0698?

CVE-2021-0698 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 24 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In PVRSRVBridgeHeapCfgHeapDetails, there is a possible leak of kernel heap content 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 SoCAndroid ID: A-236848165

Weakness: CWE-908

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-0698?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2021-0698?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2021-0698 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-236848165, ASB-A-236848165, GHSA-6x3j-fqgg-3hqr.

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