CVE-2023-48414 Use after free in Android

What is CVE-2023-48414?

CVE-2023-48414 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Pixel Camera Driver, there is a possible use after free due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48414?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2023-48414?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2023-48414 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48414 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Google Android

• CVE-2026-58704 Google Pixel Improper Authorization Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2025-48543 Android Runtime Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2023-35674 Android Framework Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2025-48595 Android Framework Integer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2024-32896 Android Pixel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.1

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as A-288366554, GHSA-qv22-cg44-hh8c, PUB-A-288366554.