CVE-2023-20937

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-02-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

In several functions of the Android Linux kernel, there is a possible way to corrupt memory due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-257443051References: Upstream kernel

Affected products

Android: all versions

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171239/Android-GKI-Kernels-Contain-Broken-Non-Upstream-Speculative-Page-Faults-MM-Code.html
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-02-01
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171239/Android-GKI-Kernels-Contain-Broken-Non-Upstream-Speculative-Page-Faults-MM-Code.html
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-02-01

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