PT-2022-14642 · Google · Android

Published 2022-10-01 · Updated 2022-10-13 · CVE-2022-20415

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-10 through Android-13

Description A logic error in the code of StatusBarNotificationActivityStarter.java allows for a possible bypass of the restriction of starting activity from background. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions Android-10 through Android-13, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-231322873

CVE-2022-20415

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-10-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20415 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20415 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-231322873 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/9194bce0d58093bbb0aa77c6050bb9a15d9dbc2a · Note