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OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Protection mechanism completeness
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 15, 2026
Local privilege escalation in the Android kernel's arm-smmu-v3 driver (smmu_install_nested_ste) lets a process that already runs with System execution privileges turn a logic error in SMMU stream-table-entry handling into full kernel-level compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Only devices whose kernel exposes the ARM SMMUv3 driver in a nested-translation configuration are affected, and Google rates it Moderate with a CVSS base of 6.7 (AV:L/PR:H), meaning exploitation presupposes a highly privileged local foothold rather than remote or unauthenticated access. There is no indication of public exploit code and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV; Google's Pixel bulletin of 2026-09-01 ships the fix.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorVendor: Google_Devices
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2DescriptionCVE.org
In smmu_install_nested_ste of arm-smmu-v3.c, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
EUVD-2026-79018
GHSA-5467-987c-c26v
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