What is CVE-2022-38690?

CVE-2022-38690 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-10-14.

How severe is CVE-2022-38690?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2022-38690

In camera driver, there is a possible memory corruption due to improper locking. This could lead to local denial of service in kernel.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (0.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 10.0, 11.0, 12.0
Unisoc S8000
Unisoc Sc7731e
Unisoc Sc9832e
Unisoc Sc9863a
Unisoc T310
Unisoc T606
Unisoc T610
Unisoc T612
Unisoc T616

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-667 — Improper Locking

References

security@unisoc.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38690?: CVE-2022-38690 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-10-14.
How severe is CVE-2022-38690?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.