Use After Free in Google Android

CVE-2022-36855

A use after free vulnerability in iva_ctl driver prior to SMR Sep-2022 Release 1 allows attacker to cause memory access fault.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.001 (1.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 10.0, 11.0, 12.0
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions Q(10), R(11), S(12) devices with exynos9810 and exynos9820 chipsets

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36855?: CVE-2022-36855 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-36855?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.