PT-2022-14711 · Google · Android

Published 2022-12-01 · Updated 2025-04-22 · CVE-2022-20498

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.4

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to a possible out of bounds read in the fdt path offset namelen function of fdt ro.c due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure, requiring System execution privileges for exploitation. User interaction is not needed 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 issue.

Fix

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-246465319

CVE-2022-20498

Affected Products

Android

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20498 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-12-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20498 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-246465319 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/119342 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/true_secator/3797 · Telegram Post
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/dtc/+/ae2ece49eeacac7c89456ccc0c11d7a3047878eb · Note