CVE-2018-9567

N/A
Published: December 6, 2018 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:06 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAndroid

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

On Pixel devices there is a bug causing verified boot to show the same certificate fingerprint despite using different signing keys. This may lead to local escalation of privilege if people are relying on those fingerprints to determine what version of the OS the device is running, with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-65543936.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

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References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106064

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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