CVE-2024-29738 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In gov_init, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Published: 2024-04-05

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Google

Android

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Android kernel`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00022.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2024-04-01

History

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Google Google android
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Google Google android

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 00:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-125
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}`

Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Google_Devices

Published: 2024-04-05T20:02:14.922Z

Updated: 2025-03-28T23:21:46.408Z

Reserved: 2024-03-19T15:02:29.516Z

Link: CVE-2024-29738

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T01:10:55.497Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-04-05T20:15:07.907

Modified: 2025-06-17T20:45:42.580

Link: CVE-2024-29738

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-125

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