CVE-2022-42774 Denial of service in SC9863A/SC9832E/SC7731E/T610/T310/T606/T760/T610/T618/T606/T612/T616/T760/T770/T820/S8002

Medium 5.5 Published 6 Dec 2022 Updated 23 Apr 2025

A missing bounds check in the Unisoc WLAN driver allows local attackers to cause a denial of service in wireless services.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-42774?

CVE-2022-42774 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In wlan driver, there is a possible missing bounds check, This could lead to local denial of service in wlan services.

Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-126

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42774?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-42774?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42774 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-42774 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42774 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-xqf7-frvw-5523.