CVE-2023-21266

Publication date 6 October 2023

Last updated 4 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

In multiple functions of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible way to escape Google Play protection due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
android-framework-23	24.10 oracular	Ignored
	24.04 LTS noble	Ignored
	23.10 mantic	Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
	23.04 lunar	Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
	22.04 LTS jammy	Ignored
	20.04 LTS focal	Ignored
	18.04 LTS bionic	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored end of standard support
	14.04 LTS trusty	Ignored end of standard support

Notes

mdeslaur

We do not support security updates for Android components, marking as ignored.

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.8 · High
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H