4.6

CVE-2022-20008: google android Use of Uninitialized Resource

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-20008DEBIAN-CVE-2022-20008
Published 10-05-2022Last modified 03-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-20008 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) Use of Uninitialized Resource vulnerability in google android. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.6, physical access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.6/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 12
OPENSUSE-SU-2022:2177-1SUSE-SU-2022:2078-1SUSE-SU-2022:2079-1SUSE-SU-2022:2177-1SUSE-SU-2022:3584-1SUSE-SU-2022:3587-1

Timeline

  1. 10-05-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In mmc_blk_read_single of block.c, there is a possible way to read kernel heap memory due to uninitialized data. This could lead to local information disclosure if reading from an SD card that triggers errors, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-216481035References: Upstream kernel

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

32%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.38% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: physical access, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu64 products
  • linux< 5.4.0-110.124
  • linux-aws< 5.4.0-1073.78
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.13< 5.13.0-1023.25~20.04.1
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.16.11-1
Google1 product

3 vendors · 66 products

References

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