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CVE-2023-42688:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
In wifi service, there is a possible missing permission check that could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. This vulnerability (CVE-2023-42688) affects Google Android 10.0 and various UNISOC chipsets including S8000, SC7731E, SC9832E, SC9863A, T310, T606, T610, T612, and T616 (NVD).
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 issue stems from a missing authorization check (CWE-862) in the wifi service component (NVD).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on the affected device. The high CVSS score indicates that successful exploitation could result in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected component (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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