CVE-2022-32611
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 isp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07340373; Issue ID: ALPS07340373.
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 · high confidenceAn out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the MediaTek image signal processor (isp) driver due to a missing bounds check. This allows local privilege escalation from System execution level, requiring no user interaction.
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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= 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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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Identify the chipset vendorCheck /proc/cpuinfo or use 'getprop ro.hardware' to determine if the device uses a MediaTek chipsetAffected if The device does not use a MediaTek chipset (the vulnerability only affects MediaTek hardware)
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Verify Android versionRun 'getprop ro.build.version.release' to check the Android versionAffected if The version is 11.0 or 12.0 specifically (these are the affected versions)
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Confirm ISP driver presenceCheck for the MediaTek ISP driver module in /dev or /sys/class/video4linux, or list loaded kernel modules with 'lsmod' to see if an isp-related driver is loadedAffected if An ISP driver module is present and loaded on a MediaTek device running Android 11.0 or 12.0
A user is affected if they are running Android 11.0 or 12.0 on a MediaTek-powered device with the ISP driver loaded
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 ALPS07340373 through MediaTek's official firmware update channel for affected devices.
Android 13 or later (subject to OEM support) or request OEM-specific security patch ALPS07340373
- Contact your device manufacturer (OEM) to confirm if a security update containing Patch ID ALPS07340373 has been released for your specific device model
- Verify your device has the latest available Android security patch level installed
- If no update is available from your OEM, consider upgrading to Android 13 or later if your device is supported
- For enterprise deployments, apply the OEM-provided MediaTek ISP security patch through your mobile device management (MDM) system
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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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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
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