CVE-2022-20029 Information disclosure in MT6761, MT6762, MT6763, MT6765, MT6768, MT6769, MT6771, MT6779, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT8163, MT8167, MT8168, MT8173, MT8175, MT8183, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8735B, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8791, MT8797
A local attacker with system privileges can read out-of-bounds memory in the MediaTek cmdq driver, leading to information disclosure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-20029?
CVE-2022-20029 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 cmdq driver, there is a possible out of bounds read due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS05747150; Issue ID: ALPS05747150.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20029?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2022-20029?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20029 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-20029 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20029 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-334v-pf6c-gv95.