CVE-2011-1823

Android OS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description

The vold volume manager daemon in Android kernel trusts messages from a PF_NETLINK socket, which allows an attacker to execute code and gain root privileges. This vulnerability is associated with GingerBreak and Exploit.AndroidOS.Lotoor.

Severity: HIGH

CVSS Score: 7.8

Vendor: Android

Product: Android OS