A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (unknown version). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the file /persist/ of the component Access Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In all android releases(Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) from CAF using the linux kernel, improper access control can lead to device node and executable to be run from /persist/ which presents a potential issue.

The bug was discovered 11/05/2018. The weakness was disclosed 11/27/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at source.codeaurora.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-11910 since 06/07/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/11/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 22 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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• Android

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