Google Android seccomp privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Android. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component seccomp. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-0261. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component seccomp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In C2 flame devices, there is a possible bypass of seccomp due to a missing configuration file. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-146059841

The weakness was presented 08/13/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-0261 since 10/17/2019. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/14/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

10/17/2019 🔍
08/13/2020 +301 days 🔍
08/14/2020 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-0261 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-0261
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-159908
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2020 07:32
Updated: 08/14/2020 07:37
Changes: 08/14/2020 07:32 (38), 08/14/2020 07:37 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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