Google Android Memory Management Driver use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Memory Management Driver. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2021-0497. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Memory Management Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 06/12/2021 as A-183461320. The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-0497. 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 06/18/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

11/06/2020 🔍
06/12/2021 +217 days 🔍
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06/18/2021 +6 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: A-183461320
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-0497 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-0497
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-177008
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 06/12/2021 11:36
Updated: 06/18/2021 08:09
Changes: 06/12/2021 11:36 (39), 06/18/2021 08:03 (5), 06/18/2021 08:09 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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