CVE-2024-0027 Denial of service in Android

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

A local attacker can cause a boot loop via resource exhaustion in SnoozeHelper, requiring no privileges or user interaction.

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

What is CVE-2024-0027?

CVE-2024-0027 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In multiple functions of SnoozeHelper.java, there is a possible way to cause a boot loop due to resource exhaustion. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-770

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0027?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2024-0027?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2024-0027 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0027 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-307948424, ASB-A-307948424, GHSA-x93h-5q4r-cgp7.

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