CVE-2023-44216: Medium severity ubuntu vulnerability

Published Sep 26, 2023
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Updated

PVRIC (PowerVR Image Compression) on Imagination 2018 and later GPU devices offers software-transparent compression that enables cross-origin pixel-stealing attacks against feTurbulence and feBlend in the SVG Filter specification, aka a GPU.zip issue. For example, attackers can sometimes accurately determine text contained on a web page from one origin if they control a resource from a different origin.

Affected Software

17 affected components
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=22.04
AMD Ryzen 7 4800u
Intel Core I7-10510u
Intel Core I7-12700k
Intel Core I7-8700
Microsoft Windows 11
Intel Core I7-10610u
Microsoft Windows 11
Intel Core I7-11800h
Nvidia Geforce Rtx 3060
Microsoft Windows 10
AMD Ryzen 5 7600x
Nvidia Geforce Rtx 2080 Super
Apple macOS=13.1
Apple M1 Mac Mini
Google Android=13.0
Google Pixel 6

Event History

Sep 26, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2023-44216.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-44216?

The severity of CVE-2023-44216 is medium with a CVSS score of 5.3.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2023-44216?

The software affected by CVE-2023-44216 includes Canonical Ubuntu Linux 22.04, Microsoft Windows 10, Intel Core I7-10510u, Intel Core I7-8700, Microsoft Windows 11, Intel Core I7-10610u, Intel Core I7-11800h, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, Amd Ryzen 5 7600x, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super, Apple macOS 13.1, Google Android 13.0, Google Pixel 6.

4

What is PVRIC (PowerVR Image Compression)?

PVRIC (PowerVR Image Compression) is a software-transparent compression technique used on Imagination 2018 and later GPU devices.

5

What are the potential attacks enabled by CVE-2023-44216?

CVE-2023-44216 enables cross-origin pixel-stealing attacks against feTurbulence and feBlend in the SVG Filter specification.

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