PT-2022-14254 · Google · Android

Published 2022-05-01 · Updated 2022-05-16 · CVE-2022-20007

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Android-10 through Android-12L

Description A race condition in the startActivityForAttachedApplicationIfNeeded function of RootWindowContainer.java allows an app to overlay another app that believes it is still in the foreground when it is not. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed, requiring user interaction for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions Android-10 through Android-12L, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue.

Fix

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-211481342

CVE-2022-20007

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20007 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-211481342 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20007 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-05-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/9a1dfd9a9de3bb33cd81e3003251b49f7862f276 · Note