What is CVE-2024-29786?

CVE-2024-29786 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2024-29786?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2024-29786

In pktproc_fill_data_addr_without_bm of link_rx_pktproc.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2024-06-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (14.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 14.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions Android kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2024-06-01 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-29786?: CVE-2024-29786 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-29786?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.