CVE-2022-32591 Denial of service in MT6580, MT6739, MT6753, MT6757, MT6761, MT6762, MT6763, MT6765, MT6768, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6885, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT8321, MT8385, MT8666, MT8675, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8797

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a system crash in MediaTek chipsets via an incorrect bounds check, requiring no user interaction or privileges.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-32591?

CVE-2022-32591 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In ril, there is a possible system crash due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07257259; Issue ID: ALPS07257259.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32591?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-32591?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-32591 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-32591 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32591 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-ghj4-6m5m-m9qv.

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