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CVE-2023-32835

MEDIUM · 6.7 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-11-06
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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69/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click

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 · unedited
In keyinstall, there is a possible memory corruption due to type confusion. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08157918; Issue ID: ALPS08157918.

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 confidence

This is a memory corruption vulnerability in the keyinstall component caused by type confusion. Type confusion occurs when the program treats an object of one type as another type, leading to incorrect memory access patterns that can be exploited for privilege escalation. The vulnerability allows a local attacker with System-level privileges to escalate to higher privileges without user interaction.

MitigationApply vendor patch ALPS08157918. Until the patch is available, minimize attack surface by restricting local access to the device and limiting exposure of the keyinstall component.

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
AndroidOperating system
Affected:= 11.0= 12.0= 13.0

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check Android OS version
    Run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' or go to Settings > About Phone > Android version
    Affected if The version returned equals 11.0, 12.0, or 13.0 exactly
  2. Verify keyinstall component is present
    Check for the keyinstall service using 'getprop | grep keyinstall' or inspect /vendor/etc/init/android.hardware.keyinstall* files
    Affected if The keyinstall component is found running on the device
  3. Confirm System-level access context
    Check current process privileges using 'whoami' or 'id' command via ADB shell
    Affected if The process context shows 'system' or elevated privileges beyond standard user

A device is affected if it runs Android 11.0, 12.0, or 13.0 AND has the keyinstall component active, regardless of user interaction.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor patch ALPS08157918. Until the patch is available, minimize attack surface by restricting local access to the device and limiting exposure of the keyinstall component.

Fix this in Android Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
17.0 hours of engineering $2,960
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