CVE-2023-20827 Race condition in MT6761, MT6762, MT6763, MT6768, MT6769, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT6985, MT8673, MT8791T, MT8797

Medium 6.7 Published 4 Sep 2023 Updated 10 Oct 2024

A race condition in the IMS service allows local attackers with system privileges to achieve privilege escalation via memory corruption.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-20827?

CVE-2023-20827 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 4 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In ims service, there is a possible memory corruption due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07937105; Issue ID: ALPS07937105.

Weakness: CWE-362, CWE-1298

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20827?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2023-20827?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20827 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-20827 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20827 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-33h2-rxgw-84jc.