CVE-2022-20118 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Android kernel's ion.c, specifically within ion_ioctl and related functions, caused by a race condition. This flaw affects Android devices and could enable a local attacker to escalate privileges without requiring user interaction or additional execution privileges. The vulnerability is rated High severity (CVSS 7.0), indicating a low attack complexity (AC:H) and potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). The attacker would need local access (AV:L) and low privileges (PR:L). Currently, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting it is not actively exploited in the wild. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, which is typical for a large percentage of CVEs.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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