CVE-2023-32826
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 camera middleware, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07993539; Issue ID: ALPS07993544.
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 confidenceA missing input validation in the camera middleware allows an out-of-bounds write, enabling a local attacker with System execution privileges to escalate privileges. No user interaction is required for exploitation.
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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 OS versionNavigate to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADB shellAffected if The version is exactly 12.0 or 13.0 (this CVE affects only those exact versions)
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Confirm camera middleware is presentCheck for the camera service process or verify the camera middleware library exists in /vendor/lib or /system/lib directoryAffected if Camera middleware component is present on the device (required for exploitation)
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Verify camera service is runningRun 'ps -A | grep camera' or check camera service status via 'dumpsys camera'Affected if Camera service is active and accessible to System-level processes
You are affected only if your device runs Android 12.0 or 13.0 exactly AND has the camera middleware component present and accessible to local processes with System execution privileges.
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 vendor patch ALPS07993539 to the camera middleware component to address the missing input validation that causes the out-of-bounds write.
- 1. Obtain the Mediatek patch ALPS07993539 from Mediatek's corporate security resources (corp.mediatek.com) or through your device manufacturer's OTA update channel
- 2. Verify the patch is applicable to your specific Mediatek SoC (System-on-Chip) model running Android 12.0 or 13.0
- 3. Apply the patch through your device manufacturer's standard firmware update process - this typically comes as part of a monthly security patch level update from the device OEM
- 4. After applying the update, verify the camera middleware has been updated by checking the system security patch level in Settings > About Phone > Security Patch Level
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA3.0 h
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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-2023-32826 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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