CVE-2025-48554 — Protection Mechanism Failure in Frameworks Base

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism FailureCWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read6 documents6 sources
Severity
6.1MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.81%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Platform Frameworks BaseGoogle Android
Timeline
PublishedSep 4

Description

In handlePackagesChanged of DevicePolicyManagerService.java, there is a possible persistent denial of service 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 needed for exploitation.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:HExploitability: 1.3 | Impact: 4.7

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Androidplatform/frameworks_base16-next:0 — 16-next:2025-09-01+4
▶CVEListV5google/android4 versions+3
▶NVDgoogle/android4 versions+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-wqw5-f7mp-835c: In handlePackagesChanged of DevicePolicyManagerService↗2025-09-04
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CVEList
CVE-2025-48554: In handlePackagesChanged of DevicePolicyManagerService↗2025-09-04
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OSV
CVE-2025-48554: In handlePackagesChanged of DevicePolicyManagerService↗2025-09-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Android
CVE-2025-48554: Android Security Bulletin 2025-09-01 CVE: CVE-2025-48554 Severity: HIGH Type: DoS Affected AOSP versions: 13, 14, 15, 16 References: A-414603411↗2025-09-01
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Microsoft
File before 5.43 has an stack-based buffer over-read in file_copystr in funcs.c.↗2023-08-08
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