CVE-2023-20816

CVSS 3.1 Score 6.7 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Aug 7, 2023
Updated: Aug 9, 2023
CWE ID 787

Summary

CVE-2023-20816 is a vulnerability affecting the wlan service, where improper input validation leads to an out-of-bounds write. This issue can result in local privilege escalation, granting System execution privileges to an attacker. Unlike some vulnerabilities, user interaction is not required for exploitation, increasing the potential for unnoticed attacks. The patch for this vulnerability is identified as ALPS07453589.

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