CVE-2022-32644 Use after free in MT6789, MT6833, MT6853, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT8781, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8797

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

A race condition in MediaTek firmware 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-2022-32644?

CVE-2022-32644 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Android, published on 3 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In vow, 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: ALPS07494473; Issue ID: ALPS07494473.

Weakness: CWE-662

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-32644?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-32644?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-32644 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-2022-32644 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-32644 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-5vv4-4cpw-9c7v.

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