CVE-2023-20620 Race condition in MT6879, MT6895, MT6983

What is CVE-2023-20620?

CVE-2023-20620 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In adsp, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a logic error. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07554558; Issue ID: ALPS07554558.

Weakness: CWE-367

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20620?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2023-20620?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-20620 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20620 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as A-264149248, ASB-A-264149248, GHSA-mv6x-f73f-xg7v, M-ALPS07554558.