CVE-2024-40672 Information

Description

In onCreate of ChooserActivity.java there is a possible way to bypass factory reset protections due to a missing permission check. 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/packages/modules/IntentResolver/+/ccd29124d0d2276a3071c0418c14dec188cd3727 https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-10-01