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High · 7.8 Known exploited Public exploit CVE-2020-0041 EUVD-2020-1548GHSA-jwfh-687w-6qp5

In binder_transaction of binder.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escal…

Published Mar 10, 2020 · Updated Oct 21, 2025 · Assigned by google_android

Package: linux Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-edge Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-5.3 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2-5.3 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-riscv Platform: Android Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

In binder_transaction of binder.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-145988638References: Upstream kernel

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— Android Android kernel —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 5.4.6-1 —
Debian 13 linux 5.4.6-1 —
Debian 12 linux 5.4.6-1 —

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.3 5.3.0-1013.14~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.3 +1 5.3.0-1012.13~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-edge +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-hwe 5.3.0-40.32~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-raspi2-5.3 5.3.0-1018.20~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —

Public exploits

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GitHub 6 repositories

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References