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In moveTaskToFrontLocked of ActivityTaskManagerService.java, there is a possible background application launch (bal) issue due to a…

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8.4HighCISA-ADP
Exploited
No known exploitation
Fix
No fix listed
Who is exposed
Not reported
Published
Last modified
Published
Not listed in CISA KEV
14/100 · provisional
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

The affected software is the Android operating system's activity management component (ActivityTaskManagerService), which controls how apps are brought to the foreground. A flaw in it could let a malicious app launch itself in the background and gain higher privileges on the device, without requiring extra permissions or any action from the user.

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In moveTaskToFrontLocked of ActivityTaskManagerService.java, there is a possible background application launch (bal) issue due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Timeline

  1. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  2. CVE published
  3. First seen by cve.now1 day
  4. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Google Android

    17, 16-qpr2, 16, 15, 14

Evidence 1

  1. Link

Corrections

None so far.

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