TI-2026-68495 Aliases CVE-2026-55307 GHSA-37v5-p4pc-4jwq

Information disclosure in Android kernel hwcrypto-kdn driver

LOW 19CWE-269Published 2026-10-06 · Updated 2026-10-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Privilege escalation
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-269.

Summary

Google Android kernel contains an information disclosure flaw in kdn_set_sysregs_prot of hwcrypto-kdn.c, caused by a logic error. A local attacker with System execution privileges can read information they should not access, and no user interaction is needed. The weakness is classified as CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management).

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

Description from the CNA

In kdn_set_sysregs_prot of hwcrypto-kdn.c, there is a possible information disclosure due to a logic error in the code. 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 0.00074 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-2026-55307
2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-37v5-p4pc-4jwq

References

Other 1

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

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Sources

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