SB2024060507 - Privilege escalation in Linux kernel binder
Published: June 5, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26926)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the binder_get_object() function in drivers/android/binder.c. A local user can influence the pointer offset and potentially execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaef73821a3b0194a01bd23ca77774f704a04d40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2fd6dbc98be1105a1d8e9e31575da8873ef115c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6d2a8b211c874971ee4cf3ddd167408177f6e76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d7f1049035b2060342f11eff957cf567d810bdc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f01d6619045704d78613b14e2e0420bfdb7f1c15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68a28f551e4690db2b27b3db716c7395f6fada12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48a1f83ca9c68518b1a783c62e6a8223144fa9fc
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.216