Android before 2.3 does not properly restrict access to the system property space, which allows local applications to bypass the application sandbox and gain privileges, as demonstrated by psneuter and KillingInTheNameOf, related to the use of Android shared memory (ashmem) and ASHMEM_SET_PROT_MASK.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1163 Android before 2.3 does not properly restrict access to the system property space, which allows local applications to bypass the application sandbox and gain privileges, as demonstrated by psneuter and KillingInTheNameOf, related to the use of Android shared memory (ashmem) and ASHMEM_SET_PROT_MASK.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:14:27.840Z

Reserved: 2011-03-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-1149

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2011-04-21T10:55:01.577

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-1149

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