CVE-2023-21256 (GCVE-0-2023-21256)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-07-12 23:33
Modified
2024-11-06 14:53
Severity ?
CWE
  • Elevation of privilege
Summary
In SettingsHomepageActivity.java, there is a possible way to launch arbitrary activities via Settings 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 needed for exploitation.
References
security@android.comhttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/62fc1d269f5e754fc8f00b6167d79c3933b4c1f4Patch
security@android.comhttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-07-01Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/62fc1d269f5e754fc8f00b6167d79c3933b4c1f4Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-07-01Patch, Vendor Advisory
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Google Android Version: 13
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