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CVE-2024-29741: Google Android · Elevation of Privilege

Affects Google AndroidSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 1% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 Apr 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-29741, organizations should: 1) Monitor official Google and Android security advisories closely and apply kernel patches promptly once released. 2) Enforce strict local user privilege management by limiting the number of users with local access and restricting app permissions to the minimum necessary. 3) Employ mobile device management (MDM) solutions to control device configurations and enforce security policies. 4) Use runtime protection tools that can detect anomalous privilege escalation attempts on Android devices. 5) Educate users about the risks of installing untrusted applications that could exploit local vulnerabilities. 6) Consider deploying kernel integrity monitoring and exploit detection mechanisms where feasible. 7) For high-security environments, evaluate the use of hardware-backed security features such as TrustZone to reduce the attack surface. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on proactive privilege restriction, monitoring, and rapid patch deployment.

Description

In pblS2mpuResume of s2mpu.c, there is a possible mitigation bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

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