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01 Record

CVE-2023-20938

In binder_transaction_buffer_release of binder.c, there is a possible use after free due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: google_android
CNA base score8.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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02 Description

In binder_transaction_buffer_release of binder.c, there is a possible use after free due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 26.8% 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
2024-08-02 09:21Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2022-11-03
Assigning CNA
google_android
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 8.1)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
4f6df870a6d6df31ffe82b2c85a1479ca67a6c1b51fd0f52becf25044203b5f7

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
n/aAndroidAndroid kernel—
googleandroid0 to < 2023-02-01—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.17.6-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.17.6-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.17.6-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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-aws-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1097.105~18.04.1
  • linux-azure
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1104.110~18.04.1
  • linux-azure-edge
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1101.110~18.04.1
  • linux-gke-4.15
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke-5.4
    No fix yet
  • linux-gkeop-5.4
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-144.161~18.04.1
  • linux-hwe-edge
    No fix yet
  • linux-ibm-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1045.50~18.04.1
  • linux-oem
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.0
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1094.103~18.04.1
  • linux-raspi-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1081.92~18.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.4.0-144.161
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1097.105
  • linux-aws-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1036.40~20.04.1
  • linux-aws-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1104.110
  • linux-azure-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1038.45~20.04.1
  • linux-azure-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-bluefield
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1059.65
  • linux-gcp
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1101.110
  • linux-gcp-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1034.42~20.04.1
  • linux-gcp-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1095.102
  • linux-gke-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1033.38~20.04.1
  • linux-gkeop
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1065.69
  • linux-gkeop-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1020.25~20.04.1
  • linux-hwe-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-72.79~20.04.1
  • linux-hwe-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-ibm
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1045.50
  • linux-intel-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-intel-iotg-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1030.35~20.04.1
  • linux-iot
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1013.15
  • linux-kvm
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1087.93
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-72.79~20.04.1
  • linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1014.14~20.04.1
  • linux-oem-5.10
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-5.14
    No fix yet
  • linux-oem-5.6
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1094.103
  • linux-oracle-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1035.41~20.04.1

8 further packages in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS not shown (first 40 listed).

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.15.0-72.79
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1036.40
  • linux-azure
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1038.45
  • linux-azure-fde
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1038.45.1
  • linux-gcp
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1034.42
  • linux-gke
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1033.38
  • linux-gkeop
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1020.25
  • linux-ibm
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1030.33
  • linux-intel-iotg
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1030.35
  • linux-kvm
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1033.38
  • linux-lowlatency
    Fixed in 5.15.0-72.79
  • linux-nvidia
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1025.25
  • linux-oem-5.17
    Fixed in 5.17.0-1011.12
  • linux-oracle
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1035.41
  • linux-raspi
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1029.31
  • linux-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

  • linux-raspi-realtime
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS

  • linux-bluefield
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1017.19

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

  • linux
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure
    No fix yet
  • linux-lts-xenial
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS

  • linux
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-hwe
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe
    No fix yet
  • linux-kvm
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS

  • linux
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-4.15
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-4.15
    No fix yet
  • linux-kvm
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS

  • linux-azure-fde-5.15
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1114.123~20.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS

  • linux-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1099.107+fips1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-azure-fips
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1104.110+fips1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-fips
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1073.82
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-gcp-fips
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1101.110+fips1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS

  • linux-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS

  • linux-intel-iot-realtime
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1028.33
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-realtime
    Fixed in 5.15.0-1038.41
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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