CVE-2022-20460 Memory corruption in Android

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

Local attackers with system privileges can corrupt memory mappings in the Android kernel to escalate privileges.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-20460?

CVE-2022-20460 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 17 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In (TBD) mprot_unmap? of (TBD), there is a possible way to corrupt the memory mapping due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-239557547References: N/A

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20460?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20460?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-20460 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20460 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as A-239557547, GHSA-p689-w6mf-2ph7, PUB-A-239557547.

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