CVE-2023-42684 Denial of service in SC7731E/SC9832E/SC9863A/T310/T606/T612/T616/T610/T618/T760/T770/T820/S8000
A missing bounds check in the gsp driver allows local attackers with system privileges to cause a denial of service on Unisoc mobile SoCs.
- 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-2023-42684?
CVE-2023-42684 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 gsp driver, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local denial of service with System execution privileges needed
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42684?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2023-42684?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42684 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2023-42684 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42684 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h7p7-9v6h-m95v.