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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-38439
CVE-2023-38439:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-38439 affects vowifiservice in Android systems, where there is a possible missing permission check. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by Unisoc, affecting multiple Unisoc chipsets including SC9832E, SC9863A, T606, T610, T612, T616, and T618, as well as Android 11.0 systems (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is characterized by a missing authorization check (CWE-862) in the vowifiservice component. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.5 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, indicating local access is required with low attack complexity and low privileges needed (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges required. The confidentiality impact is rated as high, while there are no integrity or availability impacts (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Affected vendors have released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should ensure their devices are updated with the latest security patches (Unisoc Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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