CVE-2023-21216

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

I

n PMRChangeSparseMemOSMem of physmem_osmem_linux.c, there is a possible arbitrary code execution due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in the kernel with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

References

Link	Resource
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-12-01	Vendor Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-12-01	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

29 May 2025, 14:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-276

21 Nov 2024, 07:42

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-12-01 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-12-01 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2023-12-04 23:15

Updated : 2025-05-29 14:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-21216

Mitre link : CVE-2023-21216

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-21216

JSON object : View

Products Affected

android

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

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