CVE-2025-22431
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-22431 affects multiple versions of Android (13.0, 14.0, and 15.0). The vulnerability allows a malicious app to prevent dialing emergency services under limited circumstances due to a logic error in the code (AttackerKB, Debian Tracker).

Technical details

The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.5 (Medium), with an Impact Score of 3.6 and Exploitability Score of 1.8. The attack vector is Local (AV:L), with Low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring Low privileges (PR:L), and No user interaction (UI:N). The scope is Unchanged (S:U), with No impact on Confidentiality (C:N) and Integrity (I:N), but High impact on Availability (A:H) (AttackerKB).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability results in a local denial of service condition that persists until the phone reboots. The primary impact is on the availability of emergency services, which could have serious safety implications for affected users (AttackerKB).

Mitigation and workarounds

Google has released security updates to address this vulnerability as part of their April 2025 security bulletin (ASEC).

Additional resources


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