Google Android 12.0 PermissionController permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Google Android 12.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component PermissionController. Such manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-20218. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Android 12.0 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component PermissionController. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In PermissionController, there is a possible way to get and retain permissions without user's consent due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-223907044

The weakness was disclosed 07/14/2022 as A-223907044. The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-20218 since 10/14/2021. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/31/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1222.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
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Timelineinfo

10/14/2021 🔍
07/14/2022 +273 days 🔍
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07/31/2022 +17 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: A-223907044
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-20218 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-20218
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-203852
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 07/14/2022 08:40
Updated: 07/31/2022 08:27
Changes: 07/14/2022 08:40 (42), 07/31/2022 08:27 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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