CVE-2022-39848 Information disclosure in Samsung Mobile Devices
Medium 4.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-39848 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-39848 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39848 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39848/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39848/index.md)
A local attacker can access sensitive serial numbers via logs in Samsung mobile devices, requiring a security patch.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-39848?
CVE-2022-39848 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Exposure of sensitive information in AT_Distributor prior to SMR Oct-2022 Release 1 allows local attacker to access SerialNo via log.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39848?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2022-39848?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-39848 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-39848 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39848 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mwrq-658j-hp9x.