PT-2022-14671 · Google · Android

Published 2022-12-01 · Updated 2022-12-15 · CVE-2022-20449

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Android-10 through Android-13

Description The issue is related to a path traversal error in the writeApplicationRestrictionsLAr function of UserManagerService.java. This error could allow an overwrite of system files, potentially leading to a local denial of service. The exploitation of this issue requires System execution privileges and does not need user interaction.

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

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-239701237

CVE-2022-20449

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-239701237 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20449 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-12-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20449 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/1b9b59c63bffc675a042cba6cd666831abef2c3e · Note