CVE-2024-0047 Deserialization in Android
A logic error in Android's UserManagerService causes local denial of service during reboot due to incorrect device policy serialization.
- 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-2024-0047?
CVE-2024-0047 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In writeUserLP of UserManagerService.java, device policies are serialized with an incorrect tag due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local denial of service when policies are deserialized on reboot with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0047?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0047?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2024-0047 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0047 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as A-311687929, ASB-A-311687929, GHSA-5vw7-hf8v-5qgw.