CVE-2022-32615
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 ccd, there is a possible out of bounds write due to uninitialized data. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07326559; Issue ID: ALPS07326559.
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 local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in MediaTek's ccd (camera control daemon) component due to an out-of-bounds write caused by uninitialized data. An attacker with System-level execution privileges can exploit this to gain elevated privileges without 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= 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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Verify Android version is 12.0Check the Android system version via 'getprop ro.build.version.release' or Settings > About Phone > Android versionAffected if The displayed version is exactly 12.0 (the only affected Android version listed)
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Confirm MediaTek chipset is presentCheck for MediaTek hardware via 'getprop ro.hardware' or 'cat /proc/cpuinfo' looking for MediaTek or MTK identifiersAffected if The device uses a MediaTek processor (this is a MediaTek-specific vulnerability in the ccd component)
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Locate the ccd daemonSearch for the camera control daemon binary: 'ls -la /system/bin/ccd' or 'which ccd'Affected if The ccd binary exists on the device at /system/bin/ccd or similar path
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Check ccd component versionIf ccd exists, attempt to retrieve version info via 'ccd --version' or check related MediaTek system properties with 'getprop | grep ccd'Affected if The ccd version cannot be determined or matches versions prior to the ALPS07326559 patch (unpatched versions are vulnerable)
A device is affected if it runs Android 12.0 on MediaTek hardware containing the unpatched ccd (camera control daemon) component, allowing a System-level attacker to perform privilege escalation via the out-of-bounds write flaw.
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 MediaTek ALPS07326559 patch to the ccd component and deploy the updated system image to affected devices.
Contact your device OEM for the security patch containing ALPS07326559 - this is distributed via manufacturer OTA updates, not a standalone version upgrade
- Check for and apply the latest system/security OTA update from your device manufacturer
- Verify the installed security patch level includes the MediaTek fix (Patch ID: ALPS07326559)
- If no update is available, contact your device vendor or OEM for timeline information
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-2022-32615 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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