CVE-2022-32643 Use after free in MT6879, MT6895, MT6983

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

A race condition in MediaTek ccd allows local attackers with system privileges to escalate privileges via a use-after-free vulnerability.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-32643?

CVE-2022-32643 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In ccd, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07341261; Issue ID: ALPS07341261.

Weakness: CWE-662

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32643?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-32643?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-32643 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2022-32643 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32643 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-hw6f-3h4f-j29q.

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