CVE-2023-21026 Denial of service in Android

What is CVE-2023-21026?

CVE-2023-21026 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 24 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In updateInputChannel of WindowManagerService.java, there is a possible way to set a touchable region beyond its own SurfaceControl due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-254681548

Weakness: CWE-703

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-21026?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2023-21026?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2023-21026 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21026 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as A-254681548, GHSA-q7g2-v5xx-cmxx, PUB-A-254681548.