Google Android SAEMM_ContextManagement.c SAEMM_RetrieveTaiList out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Google Android. Impacted is the function SAEMM_RetrieveTaiList of the file SAEMM_ContextManagement.c. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-21226. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function SAEMM_RetrieveTaiList of the file SAEMM_ContextManagement.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

In SAEMM_RetrieveTaiList of SAEMM_ContextManagement.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-240728187References: N/A

The weakness was released 06/28/2023 as A-240728187. The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-21226 since 11/03/2022. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/15/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-25394). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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11/03/2022 🔍
06/28/2023 +236 days 🔍
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09/15/2025 +810 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: A-240728187
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-21226 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-21226
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-232556
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 06/28/2023 21:43
Updated: 09/15/2025 07:31
Changes: 06/28/2023 21:43 (42), 07/20/2023 14:42 (11), 09/15/2025 07:31 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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