CVE-2023-32882
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 battery, there is a possible memory corruption due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08308070; Issue ID: ALPS08308616.
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 confidenceMemory corruption vulnerability in the Android battery subsystem caused by a missing bounds check. Allows a local attacker with System execution privileges to potentially escalate to elevated privileges. The vulnerability exists in battery driver code where input validation is insufficient.
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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 versionGo to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADBAffected if Version is exactly 12.0 or 13.0 (both are listed as affected)
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Identify system-on-chip vendorCheck device specifications or run 'getprop ro.hardware' or 'cat /proc/cpuinfo' via ADB to determine if MediaTek chipset is in useAffected if Device uses a MediaTek chipset (this is a MediaTek ALPS platform vulnerability)
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Verify patch implementationCheck if vendor patch ALPS08308070 has been applied. This can sometimes be verified via 'getprop ro.build.version.security_patch' or through vendor-specific patch level indicatorsAffected if Patch ALPS08308070 is not present or security patch level is earlier than the fix release date
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Confirm battery driver presenceExamine battery subsystem components. On affected MediaTek devices, check for battery driver modules in /sys/class/power_supply/ or /dev/ related to battery managementAffected if Battery driver code exists and the bounds check validation is missing from driver implementation
Environment is affected if running Android 12.0 or 13.0 on a MediaTek ALPS platform without vendor patch ALPS08308070 applied, where the battery driver lacks proper bounds checking and the attacker has 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.
From vendor dataApply vendor patch ALPS08308070 which adds proper bounds checking to the battery driver code. This is a MediaTek ALPS platform vulnerability requiring a system-level update.
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- Review / QA2.0 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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