🛡️ CVE-2022-20118 — android

🟠 CVSS 7.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit NVD
7.0
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

In ion_ioctl and related functions of ion.c, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-205707793References: N/A

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Affected software

CVE-2022-20118 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • :unknown: (from Pixel-family specific:0 up to Pixel-family specific:2022-05-05)
  • android

Timeline and source

Published on 1 May 2022 and last revised on 11 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

source.android.com (Advisory)

Details

Severity High
CVSS Score 7.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2022-05-01
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-08-11
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
:unknown: Pixel-family specific:0 Pixel-family specific:2022-05-05
android — —

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