CVE-2011-1823

CISA 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.

Notes & references

• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/vold/+/c51920c82463b240e2be0430849837d6fdc5352e
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1823

Where this lands in 800-53

Vulnerability data triggers these controls during assessment and continuous monitoring.

• RA-5 · Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning
• SI-2 · Flaw Remediation
• CM-6 · Configuration Settings
• SI-7 · Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity
• CM-8 · System Component Inventory

External lookups

• NVD · CVE-2011-1823
• CVE.org · CVE-2011-1823
• CISA KEV catalog (canonical)