PT-2023-12656 · Google · Android

Published 2023-03-01 · Updated 2023-03-28 · CVE-2022-20499

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 arises from uncaught errors in parsing stored configurations within the validateForCommonR1andR2 function of PasspointConfiguration.java. This can lead to a local persistent denial of service without requiring additional execution privileges. User interaction is not necessary for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions Android-12 through Android-13, update to a version that includes a fix for the issue in PasspointConfiguration.java, specifically addressing the validateForCommonR1andR2 function to prevent uncaught errors during configuration parsing. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-246539931

CVE-2022-20499

Affected Products

Android

References · 9

• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-20499 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-03-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20499 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20499 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-20499 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-246539931 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20499 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/46994 · Telegram Post
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/Wifi/+/2e0196f10caaba981ec595d4c67a820eb802f74b · Note