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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-36861
CVE-2022-36861:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Custom permission misuse vulnerability in SystemUI prior to SMR Sep-2022 Release 1 allows attacker to use some protected functions with SystemUI privilege. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2022-36861, was discovered and reported on July 27, 2022, affecting Samsung mobile devices running various Android versions (MITRE CVE, Samsung Mobile).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified with CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) and has a local attack vector with low attack complexity. The vulnerability requires low privileges to exploit and affects user privilege level (NVD Report).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to access protected functions with SystemUI privileges, potentially compromising the security of affected Samsung mobile devices (MITRE CVE).
Mitigation and workarounds
Samsung addressed this vulnerability in the September 2022 Security Maintenance Release (SMR). Users should update their devices to SMR Sep-2022 Release 1 or later to protect against this vulnerability (Samsung Mobile).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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