UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20446

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-20446
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2022/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20446.json
JSON Data
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Upstream
  • CVE-2022-20446
Published
2022-11-08T22:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:53:21Z
Severity
  • 3.3 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 3.3 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

In AlwaysOnHotwordDetector of AlwaysOnHotwordDetector.java, there is a possible way to access the microphone from the background due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-229793943

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

android-platform-frameworks-base

Package

Name
android-platform-frameworks-base
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/android-platform-frameworks-base@1:6.0.1+r16-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

Other

21-2

21-2.*

21-2.1

1:6.*

1:6.0.0+r26-3
1:6.0.1+r16-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:6.0.1+r16-1",
            "binary_name": "aapt"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:6.0.1+r16-1",
            "binary_name": "aidl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:6.0.1+r16-1",
            "binary_name": "android-libaapt"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:6.0.1+r16-1",
            "binary_name": "android-libandroidfw"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:6.0.1+r16-1",
            "binary_name": "android-libandroidfw-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:6.0.1+r16-1",
            "binary_name": "split-select"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

android-framework-23

Package

Name
android-framework-23
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/android-framework-23@6.0.1+r72-5~18.04?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*

6.0.1+r72-3
6.0.1+r72-4
6.0.1+r72-5~18.04

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0.1+r72-5~18.04",
            "binary_name": "android-sdk-platform-23"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0.1+r72-5~18.04",
            "binary_name": "libandroid-23-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0.1+r72-5~18.04",
            "binary_name": "libandroid-uiautomator-23-java"
        }
    ]
}

android-platform-frameworks-base

Package

Name
android-platform-frameworks-base
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/android-platform-frameworks-base@1:8.1.0+r23-3~18.04?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:7.*

1:7.0.0+r33-1

1:8.*

1:8.1.0+r23-3~18.04

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.1.0+r23-3~18.04",
            "binary_name": "aapt"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.1.0+r23-3~18.04",
            "binary_name": "android-framework-res"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.1.0+r23-3~18.04",
            "binary_name": "android-libaapt"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.1.0+r23-3~18.04",
            "binary_name": "android-libandroidfw"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.1.0+r23-3~18.04",
            "binary_name": "android-libandroidfw-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.1.0+r23-3~18.04",
            "binary_name": "split-select"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

android-framework-23

Package

Name
android-framework-23
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/android-framework-23@6.0.1+r72-5?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*

6.0.1+r72-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0.1+r72-5",
            "binary_name": "android-sdk-platform-23"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0.1+r72-5",
            "binary_name": "libandroid-23-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0.1+r72-5",
            "binary_name": "libandroid-uiautomator-23-java"
        }
    ]
}

android-platform-frameworks-base

Package

Name
android-platform-frameworks-base
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/android-platform-frameworks-base@1:8.1.0+r23-3build2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:8.*

1:8.1.0+r23-3build1
1:8.1.0+r23-3build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.1.0+r23-3build2",
            "binary_name": "aapt"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.1.0+r23-3build2",
            "binary_name": "android-framework-res"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.1.0+r23-3build2",
            "binary_name": "android-libaapt"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.1.0+r23-3build2",
            "binary_name": "android-libandroidfw"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.1.0+r23-3build2",
            "binary_name": "android-libandroidfw-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.1.0+r23-3build2",
            "binary_name": "split-select"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

android-framework-23

Package

Name
android-framework-23
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/android-framework-23@6.0.1+r72-6?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*

6.0.1+r72-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0.1+r72-6",
            "binary_name": "android-sdk-platform-23"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0.1+r72-6",
            "binary_name": "libandroid-23-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0.1+r72-6",
            "binary_name": "libandroid-uiautomator-23-java"
        }
    ]
}

android-platform-frameworks-base

Package

Name
android-platform-frameworks-base
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/android-platform-frameworks-base@1:10.0.0+r36-3?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:10.*

1:10.0.0+r36-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:10.0.0+r36-3",
            "binary_name": "aapt"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:10.0.0+r36-3",
            "binary_name": "android-framework-res"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:10.0.0+r36-3",
            "binary_name": "android-libaapt"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:10.0.0+r36-3",
            "binary_name": "android-libandroidfw"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:10.0.0+r36-3",
            "binary_name": "android-libandroidfw-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:10.0.0+r36-3",
            "binary_name": "split-select"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

android-framework-23

Package

Name
android-framework-23
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/android-framework-23@6.0.1+r72-6ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*

6.0.1+r72-6
6.0.1+r72-6ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0.1+r72-6ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "android-sdk-platform-23"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0.1+r72-6ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libandroid-23-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0.1+r72-6ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libandroid-uiautomator-23-java"
        }
    ]
}

android-platform-frameworks-base

Package

Name
android-platform-frameworks-base
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/android-platform-frameworks-base@1:14~beta1-2build3?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:13.*

1:13.0.0+r66-1

Other

1:14~beta1-2build2
1:14~beta1-2build3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:14~beta1-2build3",
            "binary_name": "aapt"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:14~beta1-2build3",
            "binary_name": "android-framework-res"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:14~beta1-2build3",
            "binary_name": "android-libaapt"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:14~beta1-2build3",
            "binary_name": "android-libandroidfw"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:14~beta1-2build3",
            "binary_name": "android-libandroidfw-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:14~beta1-2build3",
            "binary_name": "split-select"
        }
    ]
}