CVE-2022-38676 Memory corruption in SC9863A/SC9832E/SC7731E/T610/T310/T606/T760/T610/T618/T606/T612/T616/T760/T770/T820/S8000

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A missing bounds check in the Unisoc GPU driver allows local attackers to cause a kernel denial of service via out-of-bounds write.

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-2022-38676?

CVE-2022-38676 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 gpu 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

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38676?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-38676?

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-2022-38676 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38676 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-244683429, ASB-A-244683429, GHSA-66g9-p6q6-rqc4, U-1908118.

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