Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Description specifies local DoS triggerable by any app without user interaction, so AV:L, PR:L, UI:N, A:H only; no confidentiality or integrity impact and no scope change.
Primary rating from Vendor (google_android).
CVSS VectorVendor: google_android
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
In PackageInstaller.Session#transfer of frameworks/base/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/PackageInstallerSession.java, there is a possible memory exhaustion attack due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Articles & Coverage 2
AnalysisAI
Local denial of service in Android's PackageInstaller subsystem stems from a logic error in PackageInstallerSession.transfer() that allows a local app to trigger memory exhaustion of the system package installer. The flaw, addressed in the Android Security Bulletin for Android 17, can be triggered without user interaction and without elevated privileges, but its impact is confined to denial of service rather than code execution. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.
Technical ContextAI
PackageInstallerSession is part of frameworks/base/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/, the Java-based package management service that runs in the privileged system_server process on Android. The Session#transfer API is used to hand off an in-progress install session from one installer package to another. A logic error in this transfer path appears to allow uncontrolled allocation or retention of session-state objects, leading to memory exhaustion in system_server. No CWE is assigned in the source data, but the described behavior is consistent with CWE-770 (Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling) or a related resource-management flaw. CPE coverage is limited to cpe:2.3:a:google:android with a wildcard version, so the exact affected codeline must be derived from the Android Security Bulletin rather than NVD CPE data.
RemediationAI
Patch available per vendor advisory: apply the Android security patch level associated with the Android 17 bulletin at https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/android-17 as soon as the OEM and carrier ship it for the affected device. Until the patch is installed, the practical compensating control is to restrict app installation sources to Google Play and known-trusted enterprises (Play Protect on, sideloading off) so that arbitrary local apps cannot reach the vulnerable PackageInstallerSession transfer path; the trade-off is reduced flexibility for users who rely on sideloading or third-party stores. MDM-managed fleets can additionally use device policy to block the INSTALL_PACKAGES permission and disable unknown-sources installation, accepting the operational cost of tighter app distribution control.
Oracle Java SE 7 Update 6 and earlier contains multiple sandbox bypass vulnerabilities via the ClassFinder and forName m
Remote code execution in IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, Sterling Integrator, and Tivoli Common Reporting allows unauthenti
Java Runtime Environment sandbox bypass via incorrect image channel verification in 2D component allows remote unauthent
Oracle Java SE JDK/JRE 7 and 6 Update 27 and earlier allows remote code execution with complete system compromise throug
JBoss Seam 2 in Red Hat JBoss EAP 4.3.0 fails to sanitize JBoss Expression Language inputs, allowing remote attackers to
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier, 6 up
Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Java 7 before Update 11 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by (1) using
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 2 and earlier, 6 Up
The WLS Security component in Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6.0, 12.1.2.0, 12.1.3.0, and 12.2.1.0 allows remote attackers
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 7 and earlier allow
Remote unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code on Adobe ColdFusion servers through Java deserialization fla
The ExceptionDelegator component in Apache Struts before 2.2.3.1 interprets parameter values as OGNL expressions during
Same weakness CWE-400 – Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
View allSame technique Denial Of Service
View allShare
External POC / Exploit Code
Leaving vuln.today
EUVD-2026-37566