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CVE-2020-0423

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-10-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

In binder_release_work of binder.c, there is a possible use-after-free due to improper locking. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in the kernel with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-161151868References: N/A

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 9.0
• Android: all versions

References

• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-10-01
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-10-01

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