Android · Android OS
CVE-2011-1823
Android OS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CISA KEV record
- CISA date added
- 2022-09-08
- CISA due date
- 2022-09-29
- Known ransomware use
- Unknown
NVD risk context
7.8 HIGH
CVSS is a technical severity score. CISA’s KEV status remains the evidence that this vulnerability is known to be exploited.
Description
The vold volume manager daemon in Android kernel trusts messages from a PF_NETLINK socket, which allows an attacker to execute code and gain root privileges. This vulnerability is associated with GingerBreak and Exploit.AndroidOS.Lotoor.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
NVD reference index
Vendor and remediation references
NVD has not tagged a reference for this KEV as a patch, mitigation, release note, or vendor advisory.
Other NVD references (10)
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/system/core.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b620a0b1c7ae486e979826200e8e441605b0a5d6 ↗
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/system/netd.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=79b579c92afc08ab12c0a5788d61f2dd2934836f ↗
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/system/vold.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c51920c82463b240e2be0430849837d6fdc5352e ↗
- http://androidcommunity.com/gingerbreak-root-for-gingerbread-app-20110421/ ↗
- http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2011/04/yummy-yummy-gingerbreak.html ↗
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765 ↗
- http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/05/03/google-patches-gingerbreak-exploit-but-dont-worry-we-still-have-root-for-now/ ↗
- http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/04/28/android-vold-mpartminors-signedness-issue/ ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67977 ↗
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2011-1823 ↗
MITRE CWE context
CWE classification
Weaknesses in this category are related to improper calculation or conversion of numbers.
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NVD record timeline
These dates describe NVD’s record, not CISA’s KEV addition or remediation due date.
- NVD published
- Jun 09, 2011, 10:36 AM UTC When NVD first published this CVE record.
- NVD last updated
- Jun 16, 2026, 11:30 PM UTC When NVD last changed its analysis or record data.
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This standardized code is intended for security tools and technical analysts. The plain-language risk summary above explains its main points.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA notes
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/vold/+/c51920c82463b240e2be0430849837d6fdc5352e; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1823