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CVE-2022-20385

Published: 13 September 2022

a function called 'nla_parse', do not check the len of para, it will check nla_type (which can be controlled by userspace) with 'maxtype' (in this case, it is GSCAN_MAX), then it access polciy array 'policy[type]', which OOB access happens.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-238379819

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
This is an Android CVE, as of 2022-09-16, there is no indication
what the issue is, what the fix is, and if the issue affects
the libnl3 package in Ubuntu.
ccdm94
Looking at the libnl3 code and at the CVE description, a few of
the mentioned functions, types and variables can be found: function
'nla_parse' does exist, and 'nla_type' exists as well. The
'policy[type]' access is also done. However, there seems to be no
variable called 'para'. Therefore, looking only at the CVE
description and at the only advisory made available by Android, it
is not possible to determine, as of 2022-10-11, if libnl3 is
vulnerable in any Ubuntu release. Upstream also has not released
any commits that seems to be related to this issue, and, therefore,
no current fix for libnl3 is avaiable if it is vulnerable.
mdeslaur
no indication this affects Ubuntu, marking as not-affected

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libnl3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
jammy Not vulnerable

trusty Not vulnerable

upstream Needed

xenial Not vulnerable

bionic Not vulnerable

focal Not vulnerable

kinetic Not vulnerable

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H