Rule Category

OS-MOBILE -- Snort has detected traffic targeting vulnerabilities in a mobile-based operating system. This does not include browser traffic or other software on the OS, but attacks against the OS itself.

Alert Message

OS-MOBILE Mali GPU memory alias privilege escalation attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule is looking for operating system profiling that is consistent with exploitation to gain root on Linux based systems that contain a Mali GPU.

What To Look For

This rule is triggered by a malicious file attempting to use a known exploit against the Mali GPU.

Known Usage

Public information/Proof of Concept available

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group

Rule Groups

No rule groups

CVE

Additional Links

Rule Vulnerability

Escalation of Privilege

An Escalation of Privilege (EOP) attack is any attack method that results in a user or application gaining permissions to access resources they normally would not have access to.

CVE Additional Information

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CVE-2022-20186
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MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Tactic: Privilege Escalation

Technique: Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

For reference, see the MITRE ATT&CK vulnerability types here: https://attack.mitre.org