CVE-2023-49794

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49794
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-49794.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2023-49794
Aliases
  • GHSA-8rc5-x54x-5qc4
Published
2024-01-02T19:58:56Z
Modified
2026-08-12T03:51:31Z
Severity
  • 6.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
The logic of get apk path in KernelSU module can be bypassed
Details

KernelSU is a Kernel-based root solution for Android devices. In versions 0.7.1 and prior, the logic of get apk path in KernelSU kernel module can be bypassed, which causes any malicious apk named me.weishu.kernelsu get root permission. If a KernelSU module installed device try to install any not checked apk which package name equal to the official KernelSU Manager, it can take over root privileges on the device. As of time of publication, a patched version is not available.

Database specific
{
    "cna_assigner": "GitHub_M",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-290"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/49xxx/CVE-2023-49794.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/tiann/kernelsu

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/tiann/kernelsu
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Last Affected
Database specific
Show details
{
    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:kernelsu:kernelsu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "0"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "0.7.1"
        }
    ],
    "source": [
        "AFFECTED_FIELD",
        "CPE_RANGE"
    ]
}

Affected versions

v0.*
v0.1.3
v0.3.0
v0.3.2
v0.3.3
v0.3.4
v0.3.5
v0.3.6
v0.3.7
v0.3.8
v0.3.9
v0.4.0
v0.4.1
v0.5.0
v0.5.1
v0.5.2
v0.5.3
v0.5.4
v0.5.5
v0.5.6
v0.5.7
v0.6.0
v0.6.1
v0.6.2
v0.6.6
v0.6.7
v0.6.8
v0.6.9
v0.7.0
v0.7.1

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-49794.json"