CVE-2024-0036 Information

Description

In startNextMatchingActivity of ActivityTaskManagerService.java there is a possible way to bypass the restrictions on starting activities from the background due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Reference

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/3eaaa9687e90c65f51762deb343f18bef95d4e8e https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-02-01