CVE-2023-21366 Information disclosure in Android
An attacker can predict heap allocation patterns in Android's Scudo allocator, leading to local information disclosure without user interaction or elevated privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-21366?
CVE-2023-21366 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 30 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Scudo, there is a possible way for an attacker to predict heap allocation patterns due to insecure implementation/design. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-21366?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2023-21366?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-21366 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-21366 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21366 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7g85-m3xq-mw45.