UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40094

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40094

    Published: 4 Dec 2023Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-40094

    Summary:

    Details: In keyguardGoingAway of ActivityTaskManagerService.java, there is a possible lock screen bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-40094, https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-12-01, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40094

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: android-platform-frameworks-base

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/android-platform-frameworks-base@1:6.0.1+r16-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    21-2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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