CVE-2023-20706
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn apu, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07767860; Issue ID: ALPS07767860.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIn the apu component, a missing bounds check allows an out-of-bounds read, which can lead to local information disclosure. The vulnerability requires no additional privileges or user interaction to exploit.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 12.0= 13.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Android versionNavigate to Settings > About Phone > Android version or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADB shellAffected if The installed Android version is exactly 12.0 or 13.0
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Verify device uses MediaTek chipsetRun 'getprop ro.hardware' or 'cat /proc/cpuinfo' via ADB shell to identify the chipset manufacturer. The apu component is specific to MediaTek SoCs.Affected if The device contains a MediaTek Application Processing Unit (apu) component in its system-on-chip
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Confirm apu driver module presenceRun 'ls /vendor/lib/modules/' or check /sys/class/misc/apu/ via ADB shell to see if apu-related kernel modules or device nodes existAffected if The apu driver or device node is present on the device
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Check security patch levelNavigate to Settings > About Phone > Security patch level or run 'getprop ro.build.version.security_patch' via ADB shellAffected if The security patch level is earlier than the vendor fix date for ALPS07767860 (no specific date provided in CVE data)
A user is affected if the device runs Android 12.0 or 13.0 on a MediaTek platform containing the vulnerable apu component, and the ALPS07767860 patch has not been applied.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedApply patch ALPS07767860 to add proper bounds checking before memory access operations in the apu component.
Apply latest Android Security Patch Level from OEM (May 2023 or later)
- Contact your device OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) to obtain the latest Android Security Patch Level that includes the fix for CVE-2023-20706 (Patch ID: ALPS07767860)
- Verify that your device has received the Android Security Patch Level for May 2023 or later, which typically contains MediaTek security fixes
- For MediaTek-based devices, ensure your OEM has applied the MediaTek security update containing the ALPS07767860 patch
- If your device is no longer supported by the OEM, consider migrating to a supported device or community-supported custom ROM with updated security patches
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-20706 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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