CVE-2023-20937
In several functions of the Android Linux kernel, there is a possible way to corrupt memory due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution
02 Description
In several functions of the Android Linux kernel, there is a possible way to corrupt memory due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 11.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-02-28 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-03-21 17:54Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-11-03
- Assigning CNA
- google_android
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416Use After FreeVariant
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 87f6ec209dfb7dadbd50abfac8d1a84696b855a53b5b1ca33480f8ceaa7ce126
05 Affected products
06 References
07 Fixed in
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- linux-hwe-edge No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- linux-aws-5.0 No fix yet
- linux-aws-5.3 No fix yet
- linux-azure No fix yet
- linux-azure-5.3 No fix yet
- linux-azure-edge No fix yet
- linux-gcp No fix yet
- linux-gcp-5.3 No fix yet
- linux-hwe No fix yet
- linux-hwe-edge No fix yet
- linux-oracle-5.0 No fix yet
- linux-oracle-5.3 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- linux-aws-5.11 No fix yet
- linux-aws-5.13 No fix yet
- linux-aws-5.8 No fix yet
- linux-azure-5.11 No fix yet
- linux-azure-5.13 No fix yet
- linux-azure-5.8 No fix yet
- linux-gcp-5.11 No fix yet
- linux-gcp-5.13 No fix yet
- linux-gcp-5.8 No fix yet
- linux-hwe-5.11 No fix yet
- linux-hwe-5.13 No fix yet
- linux-hwe-5.8 No fix yet
- linux-oem-5.13 No fix yet
- linux-oem-5.14 No fix yet
- linux-oracle-5.11 No fix yet
- linux-oracle-5.8 No fix yet
- linux-raspi2 No fix yet
- linux-riscv No fix yet
- linux-riscv-5.11 No fix yet
- linux-riscv-5.8 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- linux-riscv No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.