CVE-2023-20849 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the imgsys_cmdq component, affecting Google, Linux, Linux Foundation, and MediaTek products. This flaw, stemming from missing valid range checking, could allow for local escalation of privilege. It carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), requiring high privileges and user interaction for exploitation, and has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:yocto:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
23.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mediatek:iot_yocto:23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.