CVE-2022-32608
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 jpeg, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07388753; Issue ID: ALPS07388753.
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 race condition in the JPEG image processing component leads to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker with existing system-level execution privileges can exploit this race condition to achieve local privilege escalation. No user interaction is required for exploitation.
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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= 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
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/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 versionRun 'adb shell getprop ro.build.version.release' or 'adb shell getprop ro.build.version.sdk' to determine the installed Android versionAffected if Version is exactly 12.0 or SDK version is 31
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Confirm build fingerprintRun 'adb shell getprop ro.build.fingerprint' to verify the exact Android 12.0 buildAffected if Build shows Android 12.0 (sdk_gphone64_arm64 userdebug 12 SW) or similar Android 12.0 identifier
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Identify JPEG processing usageReview running processes that handle image decoding, particularly media server, camera services, or any app processing JPEG files via system frameworksAffected if JPEG decoding through Android's media framework is in use on the device
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Check for vendor patch levelRun 'adb shell getprop ro.build.version.security_patch' to see the security patch dateAffected if Patch level is earlier than the vendor fix (ALPS07388753) or shows 2022-06-01 or earlier security patch
A device is affected if it runs Android version exactly 12.0 with a security patch level prior to the vendor fix, and processes JPEG images through the affected media 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 the vendor patch (ALPS07388753) which addresses the race condition in the JPEG processing code to prevent the use-after-free. Verify the fix through regression testing.
Android 12.0 with July 2022 Android Security Patch or later (device-specific MediaTek firmware update containing patch ALPS07388753)
- Check device manufacturer for system/firmware updates that include Android security patch level July 2022 or later
- Go to Settings > System > System Update on the Android device
- Download and install any available updates
- After update, verify the Android security patch level is July 2022 or later in Settings > About Phone > Android version
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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-2022-32608 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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