PT-2022-14438 · Google · Android

Published 2022-06-15 · Updated 2022-06-24 · CVE-2022-20209

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

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

Description In the hme add new node to a sorted array function of hme utils.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android version Android-12L, update to a version that includes the fix for the issue in hme utils.c, specifically addressing the hme add new node to a sorted array function to prevent the heap buffer overflow. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the hme add new node to a sorted array function until a patch is available.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-20209

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20209 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20209 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2022-06-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/44538 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/32081 · Telegram Post