CVE-2023-33022

Summary

CVE-2023-33022 is a newly discovered memory corruption vulnerability affecting the HLOS (Hardware Abstraction Layer for Operating System) component when processing IOCTL (Input/Output Control) calls from user-space. This issue could potentially allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition by manipulating specific IOCTL requests. Successful exploitation relies on the attacker's ability to craft and send malicious IOCTL commands to the vulnerable system. The severity of this vulnerability is high, and organizations are encouraged to apply the necessary patches or workarounds to mitigate the risk.

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