Google Android PowerVR GPU Driver information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component PowerVR GPU Driver. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-0891. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version unknown). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component PowerVR GPU Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An unprivileged app can trigger PowerVR driver to return an uninitialized heap memory causing information disclosure.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-236849490

The weakness was presented 08/25/2022 as A-236849490. It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-0891 since 11/06/2020. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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11/06/2020 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: A-236849490
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-0891 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-0891
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-207123
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 08/25/2022 08:59
Updated: 09/25/2022 14:47
Changes: 08/25/2022 08:59 (41), 09/25/2022 14:47 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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