Insecure Permissions Check in ServiceManager::add Function Allows Privilege Escalation

CVE-2019-2023 · HIGH Severity

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

In ServiceManager::add function in the hardware service manager, there is an insecure permissions check based on the PID of the caller. This could allow an app to add or replace a HAL service with its own service, gaining code execution in a privileged process.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-121035042Upstream kernel

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