CVE-2022-23997 Unprotected component vulnerability in StTheaterModeDurationAlarmReceiver in Wear OS 3.0 prior to Firmware update Feb-2022 Release allows un
Medium 4.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23997 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-23997 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Wearable Devices, published on 11 Feb 2022.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23997 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Samsung Wearable Devices. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23997/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23997/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-23997?
CVE-2022-23997 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Wearable Devices, published on 11 Feb 2022.
Official description
Unprotected component vulnerability in StTheaterModeDurationAlarmReceiver in Wear OS 3.0 prior to Firmware update Feb-2022 Release allows untrusted applications to disable theater mode without a proper permission.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23997?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Wear Os.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23997?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23997 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-23997 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23997 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-gv9g-pxv2-vq9v.