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CVE-2023-42566:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-42566 is an out-of-bound write vulnerability discovered in libsavsvc library affecting Samsung mobile devices prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1. The vulnerability was reported privately on June 19, 2023, by security researcher Dawuge (Samsung Mobile).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) and affects Samsung Android versions 11.0 through 14.0 (NVD).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected devices, potentially leading to complete system compromise with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (Samsung Mobile).
Mitigation and workarounds
Samsung has addressed this vulnerability in the December 2023 Security Maintenance Release (SMR Dec-2023 Release 1). Users are advised to update their devices to the latest available security patch to protect against this vulnerability (Samsung Mobile).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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