SB2020121105 - Privilege escalation in Google Android
Published: December 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020121105
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27059)
The vulnerability allows a malicious application to elevate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when processing two activities, related to fingerprint input. A malicious application installed on the device can bypass mitigations, implemented by Android and gain elevated privileges within the system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.