CVE-2023-21116

State: Published
Severity: 6.7 Medium
Published: May 15, 2023
Updated: Jan 24, 2025
Reserved: Nov 3, 2022

Description

In verifyReplacingVersionCode of InstallPackageHelper.java, there is a possible way to downgrade system apps below system image version 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.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-256202273

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	6.7 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Androidn/a	Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Affected

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-05-01

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