Unscored CVE-2023-21256 EUVD-2023-25424GHSA-h5rx-j572-xrp9

In SettingsHomepageActivity.java, there is a possible way to launch arbitrary activities via Settings due to a logic error in the code. Thi…

Published Jul 12, 2023 · Updated Nov 6, 2024 · Assigned by google_android

Vendor: Google Product: Android Platform: Android

Description

In SettingsHomepageActivity.java, there is a possible way to launch arbitrary activities via Settings due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected	Fixed
Google	Android	13	—

Advisories 2

WID-SEC-2023-1669 Android Patchday Juli 2023 BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 6, 2023
WID-SEC-2023-1672 Samsung Android: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 5, 2023

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/62fc1d269f5e754fc8f00b6167d79c3933b4c1f4
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-07-01