PT-2022-14356 · Google · Android

Published 2022-05-01 · Updated 2022-05-16 · CVE-2022-20112

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description A permissions bypass issue in the getAvailabilityStatus function of PrivateDnsPreferenceController.java allows a guest user to change private DNS settings. This could lead to local escalation of privilege without requiring additional execution privileges. User interaction is not necessary for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions Android-10 through Android-12L, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue to prevent local escalation of privilege. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-206987762

CVE-2022-20112

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-206987762 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20112 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-05-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20112 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/c5d1f8d5b16153a046403e910eb4ff2224306cc9 · Note