Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 15, 2023· Updated Jan 24, 2025

CVE-2023-21116

Description

In verifyReplacingVersionCode of InstallPackageHelper.java, there is a possible way to downgrade system apps below system image version due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-256202273

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Affected products

Google/Androidcpe-rescue
Google/Android SDKllm-fuzzy
Range: 11, 12, 12L, 13

Patches

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References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-05-01mitre

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