CVE-2024-47013 Privilege escalation in Android

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges via arbitrary write in the Android PMU driver due to uninitialized data.

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-2024-47013?

CVE-2024-47013 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 25 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In pmucal_rae_handle_seq_int of flexpmu_cal_rae.c, there is a possible arbitrary write due to uninitialized data. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47013?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2024-47013?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-47013 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47013 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-330607706, GHSA-2pm2-9wvh-w2w9, PUB-A-330607706.

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