CVE-2022-21767
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn Bluetooth, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06784430; Issue ID: ALPS06784430.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA missing bounds check in the Bluetooth component allows an out-of-bounds write vulnerability, enabling local privilege escalation without requiring user interaction or additional execution privileges.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 8.1= 9.0= 10.0= 11.0= 12.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Android versionGo to Settings > About Phone > Android version or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADBAffected if Version equals 8.1, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, or 12.0
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Verify Bluetooth is enabledCheck Settings > Bluetooth or run 'settings get global bluetooth_on' via ADBAffected if Bluetooth is turned on or was previously used on the device
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Confirm device has Bluetooth hardwareCheck device specifications or run 'pm list features | grep bluetooth' via ADBAffected if Device has Bluetooth capability
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Check Bluetooth stack version if accessibleReview Bluetooth-related system updates in Settings > System > Advanced > Software update or check vendor-specific Bluetooth firmware versionAffected if Patch ALPS06784430 has not been applied to the Bluetooth implementation
The device is affected if it runs Android 8.1, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, or 12.0 with an unpatched Bluetooth component missing the ALPS06784430 bounds validation update.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedApply vendor patch ALPS06784430 to implement proper bounds validation in the affected Bluetooth implementation.
Security patch ALPS06784430 from MediaTek, delivered via device manufacturer firmware update
- Contact your device manufacturer to verify if the MediaTek security patch ALPS06784430 has been incorporated into your device's firmware
- Check your device's security patch level in Settings > About Phone > Security Patch Level to confirm the installed version
- If the patch is not yet available from your device manufacturer, monitor for upcoming security updates
- Apply the vendor-supplied security update once it becomes available for your specific device model
- Verify the patch has been successfully applied by rechecking the Security Patch Level
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA3.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-21767 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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