Use-after-free in Chrome OS - CVE-2023-21216

CSH
CYBERSECURITY HELP
Sign In REGISTER
 
Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU83282

Use-after-free in Chrome OS - CVE-2023-21216

Published: November 20, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU83282
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-21216
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in PowerVR GPU driver. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Chrome OS
Google Android
Samsung Mobile Firmware

How to mitigate CVE-2023-21216

Install updates from vendor's website.

Chrome OS - addressed in versions 119.0.6045.158, 114.0.5735.350
Samsung Mobile Firmware - update to SMR-JAN-2024
Google Android - addressed in versions 11 2023-12-05, 12L 2023-12-05, 12 2023-12-05, 13 2023-12-05, 14 2023-12-05

External References

Related Security Bulletins