CVE-2024-29745

Android Pixel: Information Disclosure

As of , CVE-2024-29745 in Android Pixel is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 4 April 2024
US federal deadline
25 April 202421 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.00Higher than 39% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
No score that dayThe EPSS file of the day CISA listed it has no score for it.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
Vendor advice: source.android.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.

What CISA says to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Android Pixel contains an information disclosure vulnerability in the fastboot firmware used to support unlocking, flashing, and locking affected devices.

CISA's description

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.

The CVE record's description, from Google_Devices

CVE published
5 April 2024
Assigned by
Google_Devices
CVSS
5.5 Medium (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-908
Use of Uninitialized Resource
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
partial

Timeline

  1. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  2. The CVE record was published.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Pixel: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2024-32896Privilege EscalationAndroid PixelPatch soon0.03
CVE-2024-29748Privilege EscalationAndroid PixelPatch soon0.01
CVE-2023-21237Information DisclosureAndroid PixelPatch soon0.00

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