PT-2022-14696 · Google · Android

Published 2022-12-01 · Updated 2023-08-08 · CVE-2022-20478

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 The issue is related to a possible failure to persist permissions settings in the NotificationChannel of NotificationChannel.java due to resource exhaustion. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not required for exploitation.

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 vulnerability.

Allocation of Resources Without Limits

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-770

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-241764135

CVE-2022-20478

Affected Products

Android

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20478 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-241764135 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20478 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-12-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20478 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-20478 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-20478 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/3850857cb0e7f26702d5bd601731d7290390fa3b · Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/6f02c07176d0fa4d6985c8f2200ccf49a1657d1c · Note