CVE-2022-38672 Memory corruption in SC9863A/SC9832E/SC7731E/T610/T310/T606/T760/T610/T618/T606/T612/T616/T760/T770/T820/S8000

Medium 5.5 Published 14 Oct 2022 Updated 15 May 2025

A missing bounds check in the face detect driver allows local attackers to cause a kernel denial of service on Unisoc Android devices.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2022-38672?

CVE-2022-38672 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 14 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In face detect driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local denial of service in kernel.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-121

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38672?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-38672?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-38672 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38672 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-jcg7-m437-6g35.