Race condition in Google Android causes memory corruption
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Android kernel in Google Android is affected. A race condition (CWE-362) in multiple locations can corrupt memory. A local attacker with no additional execution privileges can escalate privileges, and no user interaction is needed.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
In multiple locations, there is a possible memory corruption due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Android.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Timeline
- 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-59045
- 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-gj9p-f54m-pq57
- 2026-11-03 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-03 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 12
- https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/c47ebb7427d5011de67b526eac67b42da640bdc5
- https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/f0a2d3087b73b442b69fe0a9617ab920400abe15
- https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/eb970aae88c0f45056f4501b7815a9b5c7ab0435
- https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/f6510cfbc728061d7a8d4ea4ac91e5fc270aaf6b
- https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/9f965dd09cad69d0064f8a862d68cfc2163ba9d3
- https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/22ae719f35b14f88e551f0e858a1087a4b721204
- https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/bd9aaec66cf50ea3ade2b537d9b730e40fe512e6
- https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/f89e83e20aa69fbdd5b2f2de284dafcaadbda7c7
- https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/acce19149cb8ebe92218d0e66c08bc36552ddbdf
- https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/e10fb80c80387aa1f26695b57df95afe0ef00481
- https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/01ff2abe4905798e330a70f2970ee33a44419d24
- https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2026/2026-11-01
More Google Android vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-42236 Improper authorization in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-30821 Use after free in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-17777 Improper privilege management in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-30872 Integer overflow in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2024-21766 there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-30849 Missing authentication in Google Android KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-59045 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-59045 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gj9p-f54m-pq57 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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