CVE-2023-21195 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 4.5 Published Updated

A local attacker with system privileges can read out-of-bounds memory via Bluetooth, potentially disclosing sensitive information.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-21195?

CVE-2023-21195 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 28 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In btm_ble_periodic_adv_sync_tx_rcvd of btm_ble_gap.cc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure over Bluetooth, if the firmware were compromised with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-233879420

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-21195?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2023-21195?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-21195 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21195 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-233879420, GHSA-p65f-4f9h-5m46, PUB-A-233879420.

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