Vulnerability · Published Jul 12, 2023 · Assigned by google_android
CVE-2023-20942
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Android from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 0% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)<0.1%top 100.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In openMmapStream of AudioFlinger.cpp, there is a possible way to record audio without displaying the microphone privacy indicator due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-326
References
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/bae3b00a5873d1562679a1289fd8490178cfe064
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/b072419650958c41c87d2baa572dc2fe6da9ea6b
- https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/770b45c3c1619cf4008b89e7a0f4392bf2224bbc
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-07-01