CVE-2022-20572

Summary

CVECVE-2022-20572
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-12-16 16:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-08-08 14:21:00 UTC
DescriptionIn 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

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-862

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Google Android - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Pixel Update Bulletin—December2022  |  Android Open Source Project MISC source.android.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 181300 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2022-20572)
  • 199560 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (AWS) Vulnerabilities (USN-6001-1)
  • 199568 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (AWS) Vulnerabilities (USN-6013-1)
  • 199577 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-6014-1)
  • 610451 Google Pixel Android December 2022 Security Patch Missing
  • 610464 Google Android January 2023 Security Patch Missing for Huawei EMUI
  • 672590 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-1347)
  • 672738 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-1486)
  • 672802 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-1551)
  • 672806 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-1526)
  • 672838 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-1584)
  • 672851 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-1574)
  • 673070 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2023-2181)
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