VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2024-34743

This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.08%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.08%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In setTransactionState of SurfaceFlinger.cpp, there is a possible way to perform tapjacking due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.08% probability · 0th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-1021, CWE-269
Affected: google/android
Source: security@android.com

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/3f85323b27d95a57bfa87cbf68dd4a143f9f88adMailing List, Patch
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-08-01Patch, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.