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Vulnerability · Published Dec 16, 2022 · Assigned by google_android

CVE-2022-20572

Medium 6.7

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authorization in Android. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In verity_target of dm-verity-target.c, there is a possible way to modify read-only files due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-234475629References: Upstream kernel

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux5.18.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-20572
Debian:13linux5.18.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-20572
Debian:14linux5.18.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-20572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-47.51UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1019.23UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1019.24UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1017.23UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1015.18UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1002.4UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1013.15UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-20572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1015.20UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1017.21UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-47.53UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1007.7UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.175.17.0-1013.14UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1017.22UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1014.16UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20572
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-20572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-20572
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-20572

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Android Android kernel

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References