CVE-2023-20941 (GCVE-0-2023-20941)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-04-19 00:00
Modified
2025-02-05 19:01
Severity ?
6.6 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Elevation of privilege
Summary
In acc_ctrlrequest_composite of f_accessory.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to physical escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-264029575References: Upstream kernel
References
security@android.comhttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-04-01Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-04-01Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Android Version: Android kernel
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