CVE-2024-40660

high

Description

In setTransactionState of SurfaceFlinger.cpp, there is a possible way to change protected display attributes 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.

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-11-01

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/b6ddf525be3c2abbde59ae1533494b18a7961087

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/064ce6e3235b6318be1e41f1bac9595a98e4aafa

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-11-13

Updated: 2024-11-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High