SB2018021226 - Information disclosure in Google, Google Android
Published: February 12, 2018 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018021226
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Physical access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13238)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
In XBLRamDump mode, there is a debug feature that can be used to dump memory contents, if an attacker has physical access to the device. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-64610940.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.