CVE-2024-40670
Published: 28 January 2025
Summary
CVE-2024-40670 is a high-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in Google Android. Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 9.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SC-39 (Process Isolation) and SI-16 (Memory Protection).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-40670 is a use-after-free vulnerability stemming from a race condition in TBD of TBD. It affects Android systems, as detailed in the associated security bulletin. The issue is classified under CWE-416 and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.4 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), highlighting its high severity due to potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
A local attacker requires no additional execution privileges or user interaction to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploitation enables local escalation of privilege, allowing the attacker to gain elevated access on the affected Android device.
The Android Security Bulletin at https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-10-01 provides information on available patches and mitigation steps for this CVE.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-38848
Vulnerability details
In TBD of TBD, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
Direct local privilege escalation via exploitation of a use-after-free race condition vulnerability (no auth or UI required).
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Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly remediates the use-after-free vulnerability by ensuring timely identification, reporting, and application of patches from the Android Security Bulletin.
Enforces memory protections that prevent unauthorized access or modification of process memory, directly countering use-after-free exploitation.
Implements process isolation to block cross-process memory access, mitigating race condition-induced use-after-free leading to privilege escalation.