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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2011-1823

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Android vold Daemon Privilege Escalation via Netlink Socket Exploitation
Published: Sep 8, 2022  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Android OS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — 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.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

A critical privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2011-1823) exists in the Android vold volume manager daemon that trusts messages from PF_NETLINK sockets without proper validation. Attackers can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code with root privileges, with active exploits including GingerBreak and Lotoor malware families targeting legacy Android devices.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تسمح هذه الثغرة الأمنية للمهاجمين باستغلال خدمة vold المسؤولة عن إدارة وحدات التخزين في نظام أندرويد من خلال إرسال رسائل مزيفة عبر مقابس PF_NETLINK. تثق الخدمة بهذه الرسائل دون التحقق من مصدرها أو صحتها، مما يتيح للمهاجم تنفيذ أوامر بصلاحيات الجذر الكاملة. تم استغلال هذه الثغرة بشكل واسع من خلال برمجيات خبيثة معروفة مثل GingerBreak وLotoor التي تستهدف الأجهزة العاملة بإصدارات أندرويد القديمة. تشكل هذه الثغرة خطراً كبيراً على الأجهزة المحمولة غير المحدثة المستخدمة في البيئات المؤسسية.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

توجد ثغرة حرجة لتصعيد الصلاحيات (CVE-2011-1823) في خدمة إدارة وحدات التخزين vold في نظام أندرويد والتي تثق برسائل مقابس PF_NETLINK دون التحقق المناسب. يمكن للمهاجمين استغلال هذا العيب لتنفيذ أكواد برمجية عشوائية بصلاحيات الجذر، مع وجود استغلالات نشطة تشمل عائلات البرمجيات الخبيثة GingerBreak وLotoor التي تستهدف أجهزة أندرويد القديمة.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Feb 28, 2026 09:16
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations using legacy Android devices for business operations, mobile banking, or government services face significant risk of complete device compromise and data exfiltration. This is particularly critical for SAMA-regulated financial institutions and government entities under NCA oversight that may still operate older Android devices for field operations or customer-facing services.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
القطاع المالي والمصرفي القطاع الحكومي قطاع الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات قطاع الرعاية الصحية قطاع التجزئة والتجارة الإلكترونية
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
1. Immediately identify and inventory all Android devices running vulnerable versions (pre-2011 security patches) and isolate them from corporate networks and sensitive data access until replacement or upgrade.
2. Implement Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions to enforce minimum Android OS version requirements (Android 4.4 or higher with security patches) and block enrollment of legacy devices.
3. Deploy network segmentation and zero-trust access controls to limit potential damage from compromised mobile devices, and mandate multi-factor authentication for all mobile access to critical systems.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
1. تحديد وجرد جميع أجهزة أندرويد التي تعمل بإصدارات معرضة للخطر (قبل تحديثات الأمان لعام 2011) فوراً وعزلها عن الشبكات المؤسسية والوصول إلى البيانات الحساسة حتى استبدالها أو ترقيتها.
2. تطبيق حلول إدارة الأجهزة المحمولة (MDM) لفرض متطلبات الحد الأدنى لإصدار نظام أندرويد (أندرويد 4.4 أو أعلى مع تحديثات الأمان) ومنع تسجيل الأجهزة القديمة.
3. نشر تقسيم الشبكات وضوابط الوصول بدون ثقة للحد من الأضرار المحتملة من الأجهزة المحمولة المخترقة، وإلزام المصادقة متعددة العوامل لجميع عمليات الوصول المحمول إلى الأنظمة الحرجة.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC-1-2 (Asset Management) ECC-2-1 (Vulnerability Management) ECC-3-1 (Patch Management) ECC-4-3 (Mobile Device Security)
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA-CR-1.2 (Asset Inventory) SAMA-CR-2.3 (Vulnerability Assessment) SAMA-CR-3.1 (Patch Management) SAMA-CR-5.4 (Mobile Device Management)
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.8.1.1 (Inventory of Assets) A.12.6.1 (Management of Technical Vulnerabilities) A.6.2.1 (Mobile Device Policy)
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Android:Android OS
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS34.39%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2022-09-29
Published 2022-09-08
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 2
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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