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: 2011-04-21T10:00:00

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

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

Link: CVE-2011-1149

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:06:57.583

Link: CVE-2011-1149

cve-icon Redhat

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