google android CVE-2024-29745 is a vulnerability in Google Android
Published on April 5, 2024

there is a possible Information Disclosure due to uninitialized data. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Android Pixel Information Disclosure Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Android Pixel contains an information disclosure vulnerability in the fastboot firmware used to support unlocking, flashing, and locking affected devices.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by April 25, 2024: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-29745 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 1.8 out of four. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.

Use of Uninitialized Resource

The software uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized. When a resource has not been properly initialized, the software may behave unexpectedly. This may lead to a crash or invalid memory access, but the consequences vary depending on the type of resource and how it is used within the software.


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