🛡️ CVE-2022-20568 on Ubuntu — linux-aws-5.0

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

In (TBD) of (TBD), there is a possible way to corrupt kernel memory due to a use after free. 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-220738351References: Upstream kernel

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2022-20568 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package linux-aws-5.0. No fixed version has been recorded for this distribution yet.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, 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

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-20568 is recorded against 38 packages.

  • linux-aws-5.0
  • linux-aws-5.11
  • linux-aws-5.13
  • linux-aws-5.3
  • linux-aws-5.8
  • linux-azure
  • linux-azure-5.11
  • linux-azure-5.13
  • linux-azure-5.3
  • linux-azure-5.8
  • linux-azure-edge
  • linux-gcp
  • linux-gcp-5.11
  • linux-gcp-5.13
  • linux-gcp-5.3
  • linux-gcp-5.8
  • linux-gke-4.15
  • linux-gke-5.4
  • linux-gkeop-5.4
  • linux-hwe
  • linux-hwe-5.11
  • linux-hwe-5.13
  • linux-hwe-5.8
  • linux-hwe-edge
Show the remaining 14 packages
  • linux-intel-5.13
  • linux-oem
  • linux-oem-5.10
  • linux-oem-5.13
  • linux-oem-5.6
  • linux-oracle-5.0
  • linux-oracle-5.11
  • linux-oracle-5.13
  • linux-oracle-5.3
  • linux-oracle-5.8
  • linux-raspi2
  • linux-riscv
  • linux-riscv-5.11
  • linux-riscv-5.8

Timeline and source

Published on 16 December 2022 and last revised on 24 October 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

ubuntu.com (Report)
source.android.com (Report)
android.googlesource.com (Report)
lore.kernel.org (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)

CVE-2022-20568 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-12-16
Updated 2026-06-08
Modified 2025-10-24
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
linux-aws-5.0
linux-aws-5.11
linux-aws-5.13
linux-aws-5.3
linux-aws-5.8
linux-azure
linux-azure-5.11
linux-azure-5.13
linux-azure-5.3
linux-azure-5.8
linux-azure-edge
linux-gcp
linux-gcp-5.11
linux-gcp-5.13
linux-gcp-5.3
linux-gcp-5.8
linux-gke-4.15
linux-gke-5.4
linux-gkeop-5.4
linux-hwe
linux-hwe-5.11
linux-hwe-5.13
linux-hwe-5.8
linux-hwe-edge
linux-intel-5.13
linux-oem
linux-oem-5.10
linux-oem-5.13
linux-oem-5.6
linux-oracle-5.0
linux-oracle-5.11
linux-oracle-5.13
linux-oracle-5.3
linux-oracle-5.8
linux-raspi2
linux-riscv
linux-riscv-5.11
linux-riscv-5.8

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