Vulnerability · Published Dec 13, 2022 · Assigned by google_android

CVE-2022-20482

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in Android. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In createNotificationChannel of NotificationManager.java, there is a possible way to make the device unusable and require factory reset due to resource exhaustion. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-240422263

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSandroid-platform-frameworks-baseno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-20482
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSandroid-platform-frameworks-baseno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2022-20482

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Android Android-12 Android-12L Android-13

Weakness: CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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