Google Android vcu use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component vcu. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-32609. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (version now known). Affected is some unknown processing of the component vcu. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In vcu, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07203410; Issue ID: ALPS07203410.

The weakness was published 11/09/2022 as ALPS07203410. The advisory is shared for download at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-32609 since 06/09/2022. 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 05/30/2026). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Applying the patch ALPS07203410 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-35675). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
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NVD Base Score: 6.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Patch: ALPS07203410

Timelineinfo

06/09/2022 🔍
11/09/2022 +153 days 🔍
11/09/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/30/2026 +1298 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: ALPS07203410
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32609 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32609
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213240
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 11/09/2022 11:12
Updated: 05/30/2026 02:19
Changes: 11/09/2022 11:12 (42), 12/10/2022 20:04 (12), 05/03/2025 06:48 (15), 05/30/2026 02:19 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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