CVE-2023-21089

published 2023-04-19

CVE-2023-21089: In startInstrumentation of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible way to keep the foreground service alive while the app is in the background. This…

Priority P3 40 high 7.8 CVSS 3.1

AV L AC L PR L UI N S U C H I H A H

In startInstrumentation of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible way to keep the foreground service alive while the app is in the background. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-237766679

Affected

11 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
google	android	—	—
google	android	—	—
google	android	—	—
google	android	—	—
google	android	—	—
google	android	—	—
platform	frameworks_base	>= 11:0 < 11:2023-04-01	11:2023-04-01
platform	frameworks_base	>= 12:0 < 12:2023-04-01	12:2023-04-01
platform	frameworks_base	>= 12L:0 < 12L:2023-04-01	12L:2023-04-01
platform	frameworks_base	>= 13-next:0 < 13-next:2023-04-01	13-next:2023-04-01
platform	frameworks_base	>= 13:0 < 13:2023-04-01	13:2023-04-01

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