CVE-2023-20831

Summary

CVE-2023-20831 is a newly identified vulnerability affecting the gps software. It involves a missing bounds check that allows for an out-of-bounds write. This issue can result in local privilege escalation, granting the attacker System execution privileges without requiring user interaction. The vulnerability has been assigned patch ID ALPS08014144 and issue ID ALPS08014162. Organizations using the gps software are strongly advised to install the relevant patch to mitigate this security risk.

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