Medium severity · published Aug 1, 2022
CVE-2022-26428
In video codec, there is a possible memory corruption due to a race condition
6.4
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In video codec, there is a possible memory corruption 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: ALPS06521260; Issue ID: ALPS06521260.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 0% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Android · Google
11.0; 12.0 · source: NVD
MM
MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6771, MT8163, MT8167, MT8173, MT8183, MT8362A, MT8385, MT8695 · MediaTek, Inc.
Android 11.0, 12.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26428
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26428
Vendor Advisory
https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/August-2022
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