PT-2022-14694 · Google · Android

Published 2022-12-01 · Updated 2025-04-22 · CVE-2022-20476

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Android-10 through Android-12L

Description The issue is related to the setEnabledSetting function in PackageManager.java, which can cause the device to enter an infinite reboot loop due to resource exhaustion. This can lead to a local denial of service without requiring any additional execution privileges. User interaction is not necessary for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions Android-10 through Android-12L, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Infinite Loop

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-835

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-240936919

CVE-2022-20476

Affected Products

Android

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20476 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-12-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-20476 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20476 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-20476 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-240936919 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20476 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/5a173bdc48963471aa93e3fd0e82c8632f45c1e5 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/119429 · Telegram Post