ASB-A-169255797

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    ASB-A-169255797

    Published: 1 Jun 2021Last Modified: 18 Sept 2026

    Summary:

    Details: In updateDrawable of StatusBarIconView.java, there is a possible permission bypass due to an uncaught exception. This could lead to local escalation of privilege by running foreground services without notifying the user, with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

    References: https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-06-01, https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/bca2b3aeabd164c1cf4bdc113366665976b0c831

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: platform/frameworks/base

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 8.1:0
    Fixed -8.1:2021-06-05

    Affected versions

    8.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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