TI-2026-68493 Aliases CVE-2026-0198 GHSA-3c8w-76h9-9835

Permission bypass in Android kernel gem_msg.c leaks information

LOW 19CWE-862Published 2026-10-06 · Updated 2026-10-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

The Android kernel in Google Android is affected. A missing permission check in is_pd_allowed in gem_msg.c allows a permission bypass (CWE-862). A local attacker who already has System execution privileges can disclose information, and no user interaction is needed.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

In is_pd_allowed of gem_msg.c, there is a possible permission bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00092 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Google	Android	Android kernel	—	No fix listed	CNA

Android VendorGoogle Affected Android kernel Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:google:android::::::::	—	—	Google

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Google

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Android.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Timeline

2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-0198
2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-3c8w-76h9-9835

References

Other 1

https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2026/2026-10-01

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Sources

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