CVE-2021-39755 Information disclosure in Android
Local attackers can reveal installed packages via side-channel information disclosure in DevicePolicyManager without user interaction or extra 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-39755?
CVE-2021-39755 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 30 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In DevicePolicyManager, there is a possible way to reveal the existence of an installed package without proper query permissions 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: AndroidVersions: Android-12LAndroid ID: A-204995407
Weakness: CWE-203
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39755?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2021-39755?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-39755 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-39755 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39755 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vhv4-76f8-wx8j.