CVE-2022-20017 Information disclosure in MT6765, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6873, MT6877, MT6885, MT6893, MT8167, MT8168, MT8173, MT8175, MT8185, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8797

Medium 5.5 Published 9 Feb 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A local attacker can exploit an incorrect bounds check in the ion driver to disclose sensitive information without user interaction or elevated privileges.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-20017?

CVE-2022-20017 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 9 Feb 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In ion driver, there is a possible information disclosure due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS05862991; Issue ID: ALPS05862991.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20017?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20017?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20017 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-20017 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20017 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v4wx-vjh5-hw9r.