CVE-2023-48421 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In gpu_pixel_handle_buffer_liveness_update_ioctl of private/google-modules/gpu/mali_kbase/platform/pixel/pixel_gpu_slc.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Published: 2023-12-08

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Google

Android

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Android kernel`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00009.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2023-12-01

History

Tue, 27 May 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Google_Devices

Published: 2023-12-08T15:45:30.914Z

Updated: 2025-05-27T15:24:17.631Z

Reserved: 2023-11-16T16:28:09.701Z

Link: CVE-2023-48421

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T21:30:35.072Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-12-08T16:15:18.560

Modified: 2025-05-27T16:15:29.900

Link: CVE-2023-48421

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-787

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