CVE-2011-1823
Actively exploited. CVE-2011-1823 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-09-08) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
The vold volume manager daemon in Android kernel trusts messages from a PF_NETLINK socket, which allows an attacker to execute code and gain root privileges. This vulnerability is associated with GingerBreak and Exploit.AndroidOS.Lotoor.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The vold volume manager daemon trusts messages from a PF_NETLINK socket, allowing code execution and root privilege escalation.
- Who is affected
- Devices running affected versions of Android OS.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and the potential for full system compromise.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of Android OS to mitigate this vulnerability.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2011-1823: Android OS Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-09-08
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