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CVE-2023-20938

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-02-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

In binder_transaction_buffer_release of binder.c, there is a possible use after free due to improper input validation. 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-257685302References: Upstream kernel

Affected products

• Android: all versions

References

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-02-01
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-02-01

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