PT-2022-14699 · Google · Android

Published 2022-12-01 · Updated 2022-12-15 · CVE-2022-20482

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-12 through Android-13

Description The issue is related to the createNotificationChannel function in NotificationManager.java, which can cause resource exhaustion, making the device unusable and requiring a factory reset. This can lead to a local denial of service without needing additional execution privileges. User interaction is not required for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions Android-12 through Android-13, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Resource Exhaustion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-240422263

CVE-2022-20482

Affected Products

Android

References · 9

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-12-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-20482 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20482 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-20482 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20482 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20482 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-240422263 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/39753 · Telegram Post
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/f528b337dd48b7e8071269e07e610bd4a3668c75 · Note