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In Keymaster, a component of Android 12L, there is a possible out of bounds write vulnerability due to a missing bounds check. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-39741 and was discovered by Google's Android security team (Android ID: A-173567719). This vulnerability was disclosed and patched in the Android 12L security bulletin (Android Bulletin).
The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds write issue that occurs due to insufficient bounds checking in the Keymaster component. It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability requires local access and low privilege level for exploitation, but no user interaction is needed (NVD).
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges. This means an attacker could potentially gain elevated system-level access to perform unauthorized actions on the affected Android device (CVE Mitre).
The vulnerability was addressed in the Android 12L security update. Users and organizations running affected versions of Android should update their devices to the latest available security patch level that includes fixes for this vulnerability (Android Bulletin).
Source: This report was generated using AI
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