CVE-2022-20468 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can read out-of-bounds memory via Bluetooth BNEP protocol, leading to information disclosure without user interaction.

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

What is CVE-2022-20468?

CVE-2022-20468 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 13 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In BNEP_ConnectResp of bnep_api.cc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure over Bluetooth with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-228450451

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20468?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20468?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-20468 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20468 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-228450451, ASB-A-228450451, GHSA-jfjc-v875-ppfc.

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