PT-2022-14804 · Google · Android Kernel

CVE-2022-20597 · Published 2022-12-16 · Updated 2022-12-21

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 kernel

Description The issue is related to an integer overflow in the ppmpu set of ppmpu.c, which could lead to a local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not required for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android kernel, consider applying a patch to fix the integer overflow issue in ppmpu set of ppmpu.c as a permanent solution. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the ppmpu set function to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Integer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-20597

Affected Products

Android Kernel

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20597 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2022-12-01 · Vendor Advisory