Google Android alloc.c out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Google Android. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/alloc.c. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-36920. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Android (unknown version). Affected is an unknown code block of the file arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/alloc.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In hyp_alloc of arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/alloc.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-36920 since 04/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 03/16/2026).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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ADP CISA Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
03/10/2026 +328 days VulDB entry created
03/11/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
03/16/2026 +5 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-36920 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-36920
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-350208
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2026 00:08
Updated: 03/16/2026 01:31
Changes: 03/11/2026 00:08 (55), 03/16/2026 01:31 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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