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CVE-2023-21380:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-21380 is a vulnerability discovered in Android's Bluetooth component. The vulnerability was disclosed and published on October 30, 2023, affecting Android versions prior to 14.0. This security flaw exists in the Bluetooth functionality of Android operating systems (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is characterized as an out-of-bounds write due to a heap buffer overflow in the Bluetooth component. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.7 (Medium), with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges. The impact includes potential unauthorized elevation of privileges, allowing an attacker to execute code with system-level permissions (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Google has addressed this vulnerability in Android 14.0. Users are advised to update their Android devices to version 14.0 or later to protect against this security flaw (Android Bulletin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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