CVE-2018-9461 (GCVE-0-2018-9461)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-17 23:13 – Updated: 2025-03-18 20:34
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Summary
In onAttachFragment of ShareIntentActivity.java, there is a possible way for an app to read files in the messages app due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Severity ?
7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
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Google Android Affected: Android Kernel
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