CVE-2022-20036 Information disclosure in MT6735, MT6737, MT6739, MT6750, MT6750S, MT6753, MT6755, MT6755S, MT6757, MT6757C, MT6757CD, MT6757CH, MT6758, MT6761, MT6762, MT6763, MT6765, MT6768, MT6769, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6795, MT6797, MT6799, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT8167, MT8168, MT8173, MT8175, MT8185, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can read sensitive memory via an incorrect bounds check in the MediaTek ion driver without user interaction.

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-2022-20036?

CVE-2022-20036 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: ALPS06171689; Issue ID: ALPS06171689.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20036?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20036?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20036 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-20036 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20036 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xmgg-9fr8-3f5f.

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