Use After Free in Google Android

CVE-2022-39853

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

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.001 (1.7th 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
Qualcomm Sm8150
Qualcomm Sm8250
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions Q(10), R(11), S(12) devices with Qualcomm SM8150 and SM8250 chipsets

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-39853?: CVE-2022-39853 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-39853?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.