CVE-2022-32591
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 ril, there is a possible system crash due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07257259; Issue ID: ALPS07257259.
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 bounds check vulnerability in the Radio Interface Layer (RIL) allows an attacker to trigger a system crash leading to remote denial of service. The issue stems from incorrect bounds validation in the RIL component, which can be exploited without requiring additional execution privileges or user interaction.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 11.0 or 12.0 exactly
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Confirm device has RIL capabilityVerify the device is a mobile phone with cellular radio by checking for 'gsm.version.ril-impl' or 'ril.dial.so' via 'getprop | grep ril' or by inspecting /system/lib/libreference-ril.soAffected if Device has an active RIL component (standard on all cellular Android devices)
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Verify patch ALPS07257259 is not appliedCheck RIL library version or vendor security bulletin; on some devices, 'getprop' may show ril.version or similar metadata; otherwise compare against vendor release notes for Android 11/12 patchesAffected if No security patch containing ALPS07257259 has been applied to the RIL component
A device is affected if it runs Android 11.0 or 12.0 exactly and lacks the ALPS07257259 patch in its RIL component.
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 patch ALPS07257259 to correct the bounds check implementation in the RIL component. Since this is a critical radio interface component, thorough regression testing of radio functionality should accompany the patch deployment.
Android 13 or later, or a device-specific security update containing MediaTek patch ALPS07257259
- 1. Identify if your Android device uses a MediaTek chipset (check device specifications or Settings > About Phone > SoC/Processor)
- 2. Contact your device manufacturer or check their support website for available security updates
- 3. Ensure your device receives the security patch that includes MediaTek patch ID ALPS07257259
- 4. Apply the OTA (Over-The-Air) update or security patch from your device manufacturer
- 5. Verify the update was successfully installed by checking Settings > About Phone > Android security patch level
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA4.0 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-2022-32591 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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