Vulnerability · Published Mar 10, 2021 · Assigned by google_android

CVE-2021-0459

Medium 4.4

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Android. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)4.4Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In fts_driver_test_write of fts_proc.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-157154534

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Android	Android kernel

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2021-03-01 x_refsource_MISC
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-278/ x_refsource_MISC