PT-2022-19242 · Samsung+1 · Galaxy S22+1

Federico Menarini + 1 · Published 2022-05-03 · Updated 2022-05-11 · CVE-2022-28793

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions StrongBox (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue arises when the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) is compromised, allowing attackers to exploit improper state maintenance in StrongBox. This enables them to change the Android Root of Trust (ROT) during the device boot cycle. The patch to prevent this issue is applied in the Galaxy S22, specifically to prevent changes to the Android ROT after its first initialization at boot time.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Check for Exceptional Conditions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-754

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-28793

Affected Products

Android

Galaxy S22

References · 3

• https://security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb?year=2022&month=5 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28793 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/41876 · Telegram Post