PT-2022-14751 · Google · Android

Published 2022-12-16 · Updated 2022-12-19 · CVE-2022-20538

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android version 13

Description The issue is related to a side channel information disclosure in the getSmsRoleHolder function of RoleService.java. This could allow an attacker to determine whether an app is installed without requiring query permissions, potentially leading to local information disclosure. No additional execution privileges are needed, and user interaction is not required for exploitation.

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

Side Channel Attack

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-203

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-20538

Affected Products

Android

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20538 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20538 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2022-12-01 · Vendor Advisory