CVE-2023-42727 Memory corruption in SC9863A/T310/T606/T612/T616/T610/T618/T760/T770/T820/S8000

Medium 4.4 Published 4 Dec 2023 Updated 2 Aug 2024

A local attacker with system privileges can cause a denial of service via an out-of-bounds write in the Unisoc GPU driver.

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-2023-42727?

CVE-2023-42727 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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 gpu driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local denial of service with System execution privileges needed

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42727?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2023-42727?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42727 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2023-42727 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42727 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-45hv-pr9g-v4j2.