CVE-2021-0948 Information disclosure in Android
A local attacker can read uninitialized kernel memory via the PowerVR driver ioctl, potentially exposing sensitive information.
- 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-2021-0948?
CVE-2021-0948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 12 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The PVRSRVBridgeGetMultiCoreInfo ioctl in the PowerVR kernel driver can return uninitialized kernel memory to user space. The contents of this memory could contain sensitive information.
Weakness: CWE-908
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-0948?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2021-0948?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2021-0948 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0948 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as A-281905774, ASB-A-281905774, GHSA-hfh2-mjpv-g64v.