PT-2022-14422 · Google · Android

Published 2022-06-15 · Updated 2022-06-24 · CVE-2022-20194

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

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

Description In the onCreate method of ChooseLockGeneric.java, there is a possible permission bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android version Android-12L, consider restricting access to the ChooseLockGeneric.java class until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, review and limit the use of the onCreate method in ChooseLockGeneric.java to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-20194

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20194 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20194 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2022-06-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/44527 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/31652 · Telegram Post