Comparison Logic is Vulnerable to Power Side-Channel Attacks in UNISOC products - CVE-2023-40636

 

Comparison Logic is Vulnerable to Power Side-Channel Attacks in UNISOC products - CVE-2023-40636

Published: October 2, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU81328
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40636
CWE-ID: CWE-1255
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: UNISOC
Affected software:
T760
T770
T820
S8000

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a possible way to write permission usage records of an app due to a missing permission check within the telecom service in Android. A local application can gain access to sensitive information.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-40636

Install security update from vendor's website.

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