CVE-2023-42649
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-42649 is a vulnerability discovered in engineermode that involves a possible missing permission check. This vulnerability affects various Android versions (11.0, 12.0, 13.0) and multiple UNISOC hardware platforms including S8000, SC7731E, SC9832E, SC9863A, T310, T606, and others (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability 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. This indicates that the vulnerability requires local access, low attack complexity, low privileges, and no user interaction. The impact primarily affects confidentiality with high severity, while having no impact on integrity or availability (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. This means an attacker with local access could potentially access sensitive information that should be protected by proper permission checks (NVD).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires local access to the device and low privileges to exploit. No user interaction is needed for exploitation, making it relatively straightforward to exploit if an attacker has the necessary local access (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been addressed by UNISOC, as indicated by their security advisory. Users should ensure their devices are updated with the latest security patches (Vendor Advisory).

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