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CVE-2023-42695: 
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-42695 is a vulnerability discovered in the wifi service of Android devices. The vulnerability was disclosed in December 2023 and affects various UNISOC chipsets and Android 10.0 systems. The issue stems from a missing permission check in the wifi service component (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 vulnerability is classified as CWE-862: Missing Authorization. The affected components include Android 10.0 and various UNISOC chipsets including S8000, SC7731E, SC9832E, SC9863A, T310, T606, T610, T612, T616, T618, T760, T770, and T820 (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. A successful exploitation would allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the affected system (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability was addressed in the December 2023 security updates. Users and administrators should ensure their devices are updated with the latest security patches to mitigate this vulnerability (CISA).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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