CVE-2024-32891 Race condition in Android

High 7.0 Published Updated

A race condition in Android's media protection allows local attackers to escalate privileges without user interaction or additional execution rights.

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-2024-32891?

CVE-2024-32891 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 13 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In sec_media_unprotect of media.c, there is a possible memory corruption due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-32891?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2024-32891?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-32891 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-32891 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-313509045, GHSA-m4wv-7q3w-5mq7, PUB-A-313509045.

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