Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Android Kernel by Google

CVE-2026-59043

What is CVE-2026-59043?

In the Android Kernel's io-pgtable-arm-common.c file, a potential memory corruption issue arises due to a race condition in the arm_lpae_split_blk_unmap function. This vulnerability allows for local privilege escalation without the need for additional execution privileges. Exploitation does not require user interaction, making it a concerning issue for device security.

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