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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-36854
CVE-2022-36854:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Out of bound read vulnerability in libapexjni.media.samsung.so was discovered prior to SMR Sep-2022 Release 1, identified as CVE-2022-36854. The vulnerability affects Samsung mobile devices running Android versions 10.0, 11.0, and 12.0. This security issue was disclosed and patched in September 2022 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) and Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) issue. It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium) from NIST with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, while Samsung Mobile assessed it at 4.0 (Medium) with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to access unauthorized information through an out-of-bounds read in the libapexjni.media.samsung.so library (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Samsung addressed this vulnerability in their September 2022 Security Maintenance Release (SMR). Users should update their devices to a version containing SMR Sep-2022 Release 1 or later (Samsung Mobile).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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