CVE-2023-42725
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-42725 is a vulnerability discovered in the GPU driver of Unisoc devices. The vulnerability was disclosed in December 2023 and affects multiple Unisoc hardware platforms including S8000, SC9863A, T310, T606, T610, T612, T616, T618, T760, and Android 11.0 operating systems (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds read vulnerability (CWE-125) due to a missing bounds check in the GPU driver. The severity of this vulnerability has been rated as MEDIUM with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.4 (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) (NVD).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability could lead to a local denial of service with System execution privileges required. The impact is primarily focused on system availability, with no direct impact on confidentiality or integrity (NVD).

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