CVE-2025-22405
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2025-22405 is a use-after-free vulnerability discovered in Android 15.0, disclosed on August 26, 2025. The vulnerability affects multiple locations in the Android system and could lead to local escalation of privilege without requiring additional execution privileges or user interaction (NVD, ASEC).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a use-after-free (CWE-416) issue that exists in multiple locations within the Android system. It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.4 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating local attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability can lead to local escalation of privilege, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated permissions. The CVSS scoring indicates high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Google has released security patches as part of the March 2025 security update. Users are advised to update their Android devices to the latest available version that includes the 2025-03-05 security patch level (ASEC).

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