Race condition vulnerability allows local privilege escalation in Android

CVE-2018-9586 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

In run of InstallPackageTask.java in Android-7.0, Android-7.1.1, Android-7.1.2, Android-8.0, Android-8.1 and Android-9, it is possible that package verification is turned off and remains off 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. Android ID: A-116754444.

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