CVE-2023-40107

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-02-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

In ARTPWriter of ARTPWriter.cpp, there is a possible use after free due to uninitialized data. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Android: 12.0, 12.1, 13.0, 14.0

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/acb81624b4f50fed52cb1b3829809ee2f7377093
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-11-01
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/acb81624b4f50fed52cb1b3829809ee2f7377093
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-11-01

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