CVE-2020-0259

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-0259
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-08-11 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-07-21 11:39:00 UTC
DescriptionIn android_verity_ctr of dm-android-verity.c, there is a possible way to modify a dm-verity protected filesystem due to improperly used crypto. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-157941353References: N/A

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Google Android - All All All
Operating System Google Android - All All All

References

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Android Security Bulletin—August 2020  |  Android Open Source Project MISC source.android.com Vendor Advisory
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