CVE-2023-38436
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

In vowifiservice, there is a possible missing permission check vulnerability (CVE-2023-38436) that affects Android 11.0 and various Unisoc chipsets including SC7731E, SC9832E, SC9863A, T606, T610, T612, T616, and T618. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in September 2023 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.5 (Medium). The attack vector is local (AV:L), requires low complexity (AC:L), needs low privileges (PR:L), requires no user interaction (UI:N), has unchanged scope (S:U), with high confidentiality impact (C:H), and no impact on integrity (I:N) or availability (A:N) (NVD).

Impact

This vulnerability could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges required. The primary impact is on confidentiality, potentially exposing sensitive information to unauthorized local users (NVD).

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