PT-2023-17834 · Google · Android Kernel

Published 2023-03-24 · Updated 2025-02-24 · CVE-2023-21044

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android kernel

Description The issue is related to a missing bounds check in the initialization of VendorGraphicBufferMeta, which could lead to an out of bounds read. This might result in local information disclosure, requiring System execution privileges for exploitation. No user interaction is needed for this issue to be exploited.

Recommendations For Android kernel, consider applying a patch that includes a bounds check in the initialization of VendorGraphicBufferMeta to prevent out of bounds reads.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-21044

Affected Products

Android Kernel

References · 3

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2023-03-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21044 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/112349 · Telegram Post