EUVD-2026-79021
GHSA-5p5m-29w3-gff8
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from Vendor (Google_Devices) · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorVendor: Google_Devices
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3DescriptionCVE.org
In multiple functions 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.
AnalysisAI
Local privilege escalation in the arm-smmu-v3 driver of Google's Android kernel lets code already running with System privileges bypass the ARM SMMUv3 protection mechanism and reach higher-level (kernel/root) execution on affected ARM-based devices, including Pixel. The root cause is a logic error classified as CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure), reachable without any user interaction but only from a local, already-privileged context (CVSS PR:H). …
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Same weakness CWE-693 – Protection Mechanism Failure
View allSame technique Privilege Escalation
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