CVE-2023-20937

In several functions of the Android Linux kernel, there is a possible way to corrupt memory due...

7.8 HighFix available

In several functions of the Android Linux kernel, there is a possible way to corrupt memory due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-257443051References: Upstream kernel

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.21%Down 2.3 points since Mar 1, 2023

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.8

Record: CVE-2023-20937
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List7.8

Record: CVE-2023-20937
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-251057.8

Record: EUVD-2023-25105
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-55rm-438x-9xqg7.8

In several functions of the Android Linux kernel, there is a possible way to corrupt memory due...

Record: GHSA-55rm-438x-9xqg
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-209377.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2023-20937
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVASB-A-257443051No score

Record: ASB-A-257443051
Updated: 2026-11-09

Affected products

google android

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`:linux_kernel:` Android	:0 up to :2023-02-05, plus listed versions Kernel	:2023-02-05
`linux-hwe-edge` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.8.0-28.30~16.04.14.8.0-30.32~16.04.14.8.0-32.34~16.04.14.8.0-34.36~16.04.14.10.0-14.16~16.04.1 Show 18 moreShow less 4.10.0-19.21~16.04.14.10.0-20.22~16.04.14.10.0-21.23~16.04.14.10.0-22.24~16.04.14.10.0-24.28~16.04.14.10.0-26.30~16.04.14.11.0-13.19~16.04.14.11.0-14.20~16.04.14.13.0-16.19~16.04.34.13.0-17.20~16.04.14.13.0-19.22~16.04.14.13.0-21.24~16.04.14.13.0-25.29~16.04.24.15.0-13.14~16.04.14.15.0-15.16~16.04.14.15.0-20.21~16.04.14.15.0-22.24~16.04.14.15.0-23.25~16.04.1	None known
`linux-aws-5.0` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.0.0-1021.24~18.04.15.0.0-1022.25~18.04.15.0.0-1023.26~18.04.15.0.0-1024.27~18.04.15.0.0-1025.285.0.0-1027.30	None known
`linux-aws-5.3` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.3.0-1016.17~18.04.15.3.0-1017.18~18.04.15.3.0-1019.21~18.04.15.3.0-1023.25~18.04.15.3.0-1028.30~18.04.1 Show 5 moreShow less 5.3.0-1030.32~18.04.15.3.0-1032.34~18.04.25.3.0-1033.355.3.0-1034.365.3.0-1035.37	None known
`linux-azure` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.15.0-1002.24.15.0-1003.34.15.0-1004.44.15.0-1008.84.15.0-1009.9 Show 39 moreShow less 4.15.0-1012.124.15.0-1013.134.15.0-1014.144.15.0-1018.184.15.0-1019.194.15.0-1021.214.15.0-1022.234.15.0-1023.244.15.0-1025.264.15.0-1028.294.15.0-1030.314.15.0-1031.324.15.0-1032.334.15.0-1035.364.15.0-1036.384.15.0-1037.394.18.0-1011.11~18.04.14.18.0-1013.13~18.04.14.18.0-1014.14~18.04.14.18.0-1018.18~18.04.14.18.0-1019.19~18.04.14.18.0-1020.20~18.04.14.18.0-1023.24~18.04.14.18.0-1024.25~18.04.14.18.0-1025.27~18.04.15.0.0-1014.14~18.04.15.0.0-1016.17~18.04.15.0.0-1018.19~18.04.15.0.0-1020.21~18.04.15.0.0-1022.23~18.04.15.0.0-1023.24~18.04.15.0.0-1025.27~18.04.15.0.0-1027.29~18.04.15.0.0-1028.30~18.04.15.0.0-1029.31~18.04.15.0.0-1031.335.0.0-1032.345.0.0-1035.375.0.0-1036.38	None known
`linux-azure-5.3` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.3.0-1007.8~18.04.15.3.0-1008.9~18.04.15.3.0-1009.10~18.04.15.3.0-1010.11~18.04.15.3.0-1012.13~18.04.1 Show 11 moreShow less 5.3.0-1013.14~18.04.15.3.0-1016.17~18.04.15.3.0-1018.19~18.04.15.3.0-1019.20~18.04.15.3.0-1020.21~18.04.15.3.0-1022.23~18.04.15.3.0-1028.29~18.04.15.3.0-1031.32~18.04.15.3.0-1032.33~18.04.15.3.0-1034.35~18.04.15.3.0-1035.36	None known
`linux-azure-edge` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.18.0-1006.6~18.04.14.18.0-1007.7~18.04.14.18.0-1008.8~18.04.15.0.0-1012.12~18.04.2	None known
`linux-gcp` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.15.0-1001.14.15.0-1003.34.15.0-1005.54.15.0-1006.64.15.0-1008.8 Show 33 moreShow less 4.15.0-1009.94.15.0-1010.104.15.0-1014.144.15.0-1015.154.15.0-1017.184.15.0-1018.194.15.0-1019.204.15.0-1021.224.15.0-1023.244.15.0-1024.254.15.0-1025.264.15.0-1026.274.15.0-1027.284.15.0-1028.294.15.0-1029.314.15.0-1030.324.15.0-1032.344.15.0-1033.354.15.0-1034.364.15.0-1036.384.15.0-1037.394.15.0-1040.424.15.0-1042.454.15.0-1044.705.0.0-1020.20~18.04.15.0.0-1021.21~18.04.15.0.0-1025.26~18.04.15.0.0-1026.27~18.04.15.0.0-1028.29~18.04.15.0.0-1029.30~18.04.15.0.0-1031.325.0.0-1033.345.0.0-1034.35	None known
`linux-gcp-5.3` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.3.0-1008.9~18.04.15.3.0-1009.10~18.04.15.3.0-1010.11~18.04.15.3.0-1012.13~18.04.15.3.0-1014.15~18.04.1 Show 8 moreShow less 5.3.0-1016.17~18.04.15.3.0-1017.18~18.04.15.3.0-1018.19~18.04.15.3.0-1020.22~18.04.15.3.0-1026.28~18.04.15.3.0-1029.31~18.04.15.3.0-1030.32~18.04.15.3.0-1032.34~18.04.1	None known
`linux-hwe` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.18.0-13.14~18.04.14.18.0-14.15~18.04.14.18.0-15.16~18.04.14.18.0-16.17~18.04.14.18.0-17.18~18.04.1 Show 38 moreShow less 4.18.0-18.19~18.04.14.18.0-20.21~18.04.14.18.0-21.22~18.04.14.18.0-22.23~18.04.14.18.0-24.25~18.04.14.18.0-25.26~18.04.15.0.0-23.24~18.04.15.0.0-25.26~18.04.15.0.0-27.28~18.04.15.0.0-29.31~18.04.15.0.0-31.33~18.04.15.0.0-32.34~18.04.25.0.0-35.38~18.04.15.0.0-36.39~18.04.15.0.0-37.40~18.04.15.3.0-26.28~18.04.15.3.0-28.30~18.04.15.3.0-40.32~18.04.15.3.0-42.34~18.04.15.3.0-45.37~18.04.15.3.0-46.38~18.04.15.3.0-51.44~18.04.25.3.0-53.47~18.04.15.3.0-59.53~18.04.15.3.0-61.55~18.04.15.3.0-62.56~18.04.15.3.0-64.58~18.04.15.3.0-65.595.3.0-66.605.3.0-67.615.3.0-68.635.3.0-69.655.3.0-70.665.3.0-72.685.3.0-73.695.3.0-74.705.3.0-75.715.3.0-76.72	None known

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`linux-hwe-edge` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.0.0-15.16~18.04.15.0.0-16.17~18.04.15.0.0-17.18~18.04.15.0.0-19.20~18.04.15.0.0-20.21~18.04.1 Show 5 moreShow less 5.3.0-19.20~18.04.25.3.0-22.24~18.04.15.3.0-23.25~18.04.15.3.0-23.25~18.04.25.3.0-24.26~18.04.2	None known
`linux-oracle-5.0` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.0.0-1007.12~18.04.15.0.0-1008.13~18.04.15.0.0-1009.14~18.04.15.0.0-1010.15~18.04.15.0.0-1011.165.0.0-1013.185.0.0-1014.19	None known
`linux-oracle-5.3` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.3.0-1011.12~18.04.15.3.0-1013.14~18.04.15.3.0-1014.15~18.04.15.3.0-1016.18~18.04.15.3.0-1018.20~18.04.1 Show 4 moreShow less 5.3.0-1024.26~18.04.15.3.0-1027.29~18.04.15.3.0-1028.30~18.04.15.3.0-1030.32~18.04.1	None known
`linux-aws-5.11` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.11.0-1009.9~20.04.25.11.0-1014.15~20.04.15.11.0-1016.17~20.04.15.11.0-1017.18~20.04.15.11.0-1019.20~20.04.1 Show 7 moreShow less 5.11.0-1020.21~20.04.25.11.0-1021.22~20.04.25.11.0-1022.23~20.04.15.11.0-1023.24~20.04.15.11.0-1025.27~20.04.15.11.0-1027.30~20.04.15.11.0-1028.31~20.04.1	None known
`linux-aws-5.13` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.13.0-1008.9~20.04.25.13.0-1011.12~20.04.15.13.0-1012.13~20.04.15.13.0-1014.15~20.04.15.13.0-1017.19~20.04.1 Show 8 moreShow less 5.13.0-1019.21~20.04.15.13.0-1021.23~20.04.25.13.0-1022.24~20.04.15.13.0-1023.25~20.04.15.13.0-1025.27~20.04.15.13.0-1028.31~20.04.15.13.0-1029.32~20.04.15.13.0-1031.35~20.04.1	None known
`linux-aws-5.8` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.8.0-1035.37~20.04.15.8.0-1038.40~20.04.15.8.0-1041.43~20.04.15.8.0-1042.44~20.04.1	None known
`linux-azure-5.11` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.11.0-1007.7~20.04.25.11.0-1012.13~20.04.15.11.0-1013.14~20.04.15.11.0-1015.16~20.04.15.11.0-1017.18~20.04.1 Show 8 moreShow less 5.11.0-1019.20~20.04.15.11.0-1020.21~20.04.15.11.0-1021.22~20.04.15.11.0-1022.23~20.04.15.11.0-1023.24~20.04.15.11.0-1025.27~20.04.15.11.0-1027.30~20.04.15.11.0-1028.31~20.04.2	None known
`linux-azure-5.13` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.13.0-1009.10~20.04.25.13.0-1012.14~20.04.15.13.0-1013.15~20.04.15.13.0-1014.16~20.04.15.13.0-1017.19~20.04.1 Show 7 moreShow less 5.13.0-1021.24~20.04.15.13.0-1022.26~20.04.15.13.0-1023.27~20.04.15.13.0-1025.29~20.04.15.13.0-1028.33~20.04.15.13.0-1029.34~20.04.15.13.0-1031.37~20.04.1	None known
`linux-azure-5.8` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.8.0-1033.35~20.04.15.8.0-1036.38~20.04.15.8.0-1039.42~20.04.15.8.0-1040.43~20.04.15.8.0-1041.44~20.04.15.8.0-1042.45~20.04.15.8.0-1043.46~20.04.1	None known
`linux-gcp-5.11` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.11.0-1009.10~20.04.15.11.0-1014.16~20.04.15.11.0-1017.19~20.04.15.11.0-1018.20~20.04.25.11.0-1020.22~20.04.1 Show 7 moreShow less 5.11.0-1021.23~20.04.15.11.0-1022.24~20.04.15.11.0-1023.25~20.04.15.11.0-1024.26~20.04.15.11.0-1026.29~20.04.15.11.0-1028.32~20.04.15.11.0-1029.33~20.04.3	None known
`linux-gcp-5.13` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.13.0-1008.9~20.04.35.13.0-1012.15~20.04.15.13.0-1013.16~20.04.15.13.0-1015.18~20.04.15.13.0-1019.23~20.04.1 Show 8 moreShow less 5.13.0-1021.25~20.04.15.13.0-1023.28~20.04.15.13.0-1024.29~20.04.15.13.0-1025.30~20.04.15.13.0-1027.32~20.04.15.13.0-1030.36~20.04.15.13.0-1031.37~20.04.15.13.0-1033.40~20.04.1	None known
`linux-gcp-5.8` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.8.0-1032.34~20.04.15.8.0-1035.37~20.04.15.8.0-1038.40~20.04.15.8.0-1039.41	None known
`linux-hwe-5.11` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.11.0-22.23~20.04.15.11.0-25.27~20.04.15.11.0-27.29~20.04.15.11.0-34.36~20.04.15.11.0-36.40~20.04.1 Show 7 moreShow less 5.11.0-37.41~20.04.25.11.0-38.42~20.04.15.11.0-40.44~20.04.25.11.0-41.45~20.04.15.11.0-43.47~20.04.25.11.0-44.48~20.04.25.11.0-46.51~20.04.1	None known
`linux-hwe-5.13` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.13.0-21.21~20.04.15.13.0-22.22~20.04.15.13.0-23.23~20.04.25.13.0-25.26~20.04.15.13.0-27.29~20.04.1 Show 11 moreShow less 5.13.0-28.31~20.04.15.13.0-30.33~20.04.15.13.0-35.40~20.04.15.13.0-37.42~20.04.15.13.0-39.44~20.04.15.13.0-40.45~20.04.15.13.0-41.46~20.04.15.13.0-44.49~20.04.15.13.0-48.54~20.04.15.13.0-51.58~20.04.15.13.0-52.59~20.04.1	None known
`linux-hwe-5.8` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.8.0-23.24~20.04.15.8.0-25.26~20.04.15.8.0-28.30~20.04.15.8.0-29.31~20.04.15.8.0-31.33~20.04.1 Show 16 moreShow less 5.8.0-33.36~20.04.15.8.0-34.37~20.04.25.8.0-36.40~20.04.15.8.0-38.43~20.04.15.8.0-40.45~20.04.15.8.0-41.46~20.04.15.8.0-43.49~20.04.15.8.0-44.50~20.04.15.8.0-45.51~20.04.15.8.0-48.54~20.04.15.8.0-49.55~20.04.15.8.0-50.56~20.04.15.8.0-53.60~20.04.15.8.0-55.62~20.04.15.8.0-59.66~20.04.15.8.0-63.71~20.04.1	None known
`linux-oem-5.13` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.13.0-1009.105.13.0-1010.115.13.0-1012.165.13.0-1014.185.13.0-1017.21 Show 7 moreShow less 5.13.0-1019.235.13.0-1020.245.13.0-1021.255.13.0-1022.265.13.0-1026.325.13.0-1028.355.13.0-1029.36	None known
`linux-oem-5.14` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.14.0-1004.45.14.0-1005.55.14.0-1007.75.14.0-1008.85.14.0-1010.10 Show 30 moreShow less 5.14.0-1011.115.14.0-1013.135.14.0-1018.195.14.0-1020.225.14.0-1022.245.14.0-1024.265.14.0-1027.305.14.0-1029.325.14.0-1031.345.14.0-1032.355.14.0-1033.365.14.0-1034.375.14.0-1036.405.14.0-1038.425.14.0-1042.475.14.0-1044.495.14.0-1045.515.14.0-1046.535.14.0-1047.545.14.0-1048.555.14.0-1049.565.14.0-1050.575.14.0-1051.585.14.0-1052.595.14.0-1054.615.14.0-1055.625.14.0-1056.635.14.0-1057.645.14.0-1058.665.14.0-1059.67	None known
`linux-oracle-5.11` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.11.0-1008.8~20.04.15.11.0-1013.14~20.04.15.11.0-1016.17~20.04.15.11.0-1017.18~20.04.15.11.0-1019.20~20.04.1 Show 7 moreShow less 5.11.0-1020.21~20.04.15.11.0-1021.22~20.04.15.11.0-1022.23~20.04.15.11.0-1023.24~20.04.15.11.0-1025.27~20.04.15.11.0-1027.30~20.04.15.11.0-1028.31~20.04.1	None known
`linux-oracle-5.8` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.8.0-1031.32~20.04.25.8.0-1033.34~20.04.15.8.0-1034.35~20.04.25.8.0-1037.38~20.04.15.8.0-1038.39~20.04.1	None known
`linux-raspi2` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.3.0-1007.85.3.0-1014.165.3.0-1015.175.3.0-1017.195.4.0-1004.45.4.0-1006.6	None known
`linux-riscv` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.4.0-24.285.4.0-26.305.4.0-27.315.4.0-28.325.4.0-30.34 Show 7 moreShow less 5.4.0-31.355.4.0-33.375.4.0-34.385.4.0-36.415.4.0-37.425.4.0-39.445.4.0-40.45	None known
`linux-riscv-5.11` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.11.0-1015.16~20.04.15.11.0-1017.18~20.04.15.11.0-1018.19~20.04.25.11.0-1020.21~20.04.15.11.0-1021.22~20.04.1 Show 8 moreShow less 5.11.0-1022.23~20.04.15.11.0-1023.24~20.04.15.11.0-1024.25~20.04.15.11.0-1026.28~20.04.15.11.0-1028.31~20.04.15.11.0-1029.32~20.04.15.11.0-1030.345.11.0-1031.35	None known
`linux-riscv-5.8` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.8.0-14.16~20.04.15.8.0-14.16~20.04.35.8.0-16.18~20.04.15.8.0-17.19~20.04.15.8.0-18.20~20.04.1 Show 5 moreShow less 5.8.0-20.22~20.04.15.8.0-22.24~20.04.15.8.0-25.27~20.04.15.8.0-26.28~20.04.15.8.0-29.31~20.04.1	None known
`linux-riscv` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 5.13.0-1004.45.13.0-1006.6+22.04.15.13.0-1007.7+22.04.15.13.0-1010.11+22.04.15.15.0-1004.4 Show 18 moreShow less 5.15.0-1005.55.15.0-1006.65.15.0-1007.75.15.0-1008.85.15.0-1011.125.15.0-1012.135.15.0-1014.165.15.0-1015.175.15.0-1016.185.15.0-1017.195.15.0-1018.215.15.0-1019.225.15.0-1020.235.15.0-1022.265.15.0-1023.275.15.0-1026.305.15.0-1027.315.15.0-1028.32	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 5, 2026	facts	OSV
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-20937 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published February 1, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. Fixed in :linux_kernel: :2023-02-05.

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