CVE-2022-20119 Information disclosure in Android
Local attackers can read uninitialized memory in the Mali gralloc buffer, leading to information disclosure 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
- Available
What is CVE-2022-20119?
CVE-2022-20119 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 10 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In private_handle_t of mali_gralloc_buffer.h, there is a possible information disclosure due to uninitialized data. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-213170715References: N/A
Weakness: CWE-908
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20119?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2022-20119?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2022-20119 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20119 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as A-213170715, GHSA-q873-78wm-c7gv, PUB-A-213170715.