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CVE-2023-21165

Status: AnalyzedHigh (7.8)—

In DevmemIntUnmapPMR of devicemem_server.c, there is a possible arbitrary code execution due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in the kernel with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Google — Android

CWEs

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