In qsort of libufdt_sysdeps_vendor.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to resource exhaustion. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
History

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:google:android:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:16.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:16.0:qpr2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:17.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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Title Out‑of‑Bounds Write in Android qsort Allows Local Privilege Escalation

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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Title Android qsort Out‑of‑Bounds Write Enables Local Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-788

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-400
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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Title Android qsort Out‑of‑Bounds Write Enables Local Privilege Escalation
First Time appeared Google
Google android
Weaknesses CWE-788
Vendors & Products Google
Google android

Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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Description In qsort of libufdt_sysdeps_vendor.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds write due to resource exhaustion. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2026-10-05T18:23:53.194Z

Updated: 2026-10-06T03:56:13.914Z

Reserved: 2026-06-16T17:39:57.722Z

Link: CVE-2026-55266

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-05T19:50:49.941Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-05T19:17:23.880

Modified: 2026-10-07T15:09:40.857

Link: CVE-2026-55266

cve-icon Redhat

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