PT-2022-14462 · Google · Android

Published 2022-12-01 · Updated 2023-08-08 · CVE-2022-20240

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

2.3

Low

Base vector

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

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

Description In the sOpAllowSystemRestrictionBypass function of AppOpsManager.java, there is a possible leak of location information due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions Android-12 through Android-12L, consider restricting access to the sOpAllowSystemRestrictionBypass function of AppOpsManager.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.

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-231496105

CVE-2022-20240

Affected Products

Android

References · 13

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20240 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-20240 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20240 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-12-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-20240 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-231496105 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20240 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/Wifi/+/bb99dc7a9e5c6b14f672ee12c6e4093803b8b915 · Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/530407c903c3b06c6bd0a423937531f95eb116ae · Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/61c2d0291bd5b9b39a1d7db7454b3d7c630e7de9 · Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/cad40dc9b13596b85df5a41b25fc07c0854dc65a · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/54436 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/39926 · Telegram Post