CVE-2023-40075 Denial of service in Android

What is CVE-2023-40075?

CVE-2023-40075 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 4 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In forceReplaceShortcutInner of ShortcutPackage.java, there is a possible way to register unlimited packages due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local denial of service which results in a boot loop with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40075?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2023-40075?

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-2023-40075 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40075 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-281061287, ASB-A-281061287, GHSA-7v9h-wgq9-9cf6.