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ubuntu-cve-2023-20941

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2023-04-19 20:15

Modified

2025-07-16 05:09

Summary

Details

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

Severity

6.6 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

6.6 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-20941	REPORT
	https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin…	REPORT
	https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/…	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20941	REPORT

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        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "linux-raspi2",
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  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-20941",
  "modified": "2025-07-16T05:09:08Z",
  "published": "2023-04-19T20:15:00Z",
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    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-20941"
    },
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    },
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    },
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      "score": "medium",
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  "withdrawn": "2025-09-03T17:41:56Z"
}

CVE-2023-20941 (GCVE-0-2023-20941)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-19 00:00 – Updated: 2025-02-05 19:01

Summary

Severity

6.6 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

Elevation of privilege
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write

Assigner

google_android

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-04-01

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
n/a	Android	Affected: Android kernel

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              "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
              "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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              "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
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            }
          },
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                  }
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      },
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Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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ubuntu-cve-2023-20941

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2023-20941 (GCVE-0-2023-20941)

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