CVE-2022-20122
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CVE-2022-20122 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The PowerVR GPU driver allows unprivileged apps to allocated pinned memory, unpin it (which makes it available to be freed), and continue using the page in GPU calls. No privileges required and this results in kernel memory corruption.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-232441339. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The PowerVR GPU driver allows unprivileged apps to allocated pinned memory, unpin it (which makes it available to be freed), and continue using the page in GPU calls. No privileges required and this results in kernel memory corruption.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-232441339
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Android | All versions |
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-08-01Vendor Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-08-01Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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