CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-20623

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Published: Mar 07, 2023 | Modified: Mar 13, 2023
CVSS 3.x
6.4
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

In ion, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to improper locking. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07559778; Issue ID: ALPS07559778.

Weakness

The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource’s state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Android Google 10.0 (including) 10.0 (including)
Android Google 11.0 (including) 11.0 (including)
Android Google 12.0 (including) 12.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References