AndroidOperating system · Google

CVE-2022-47327

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-02-12
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click

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 · unedited
In wlan driver, there is a possible missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure.

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 confidence

A missing permission check in the WLAN driver allows a local attacker with low privileges to access sensitive information they should not have access to. The vulnerability stems from inadequate authorization validation within the wireless driver subsystem, potentially exposing system or network configuration details.

MitigationImplement proper permission checks in the WLAN driver code to validate user privileges before granting access to sensitive operations or data. This typically involves adding authorization logic at driver entry points where sensitive information is accessed or disclosed.

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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
AndroidOperating system
Affected:= 10.0= 11.0= 12.0

CVSS 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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify Android version
    Go to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADB shell
    Affected if The device runs Android 10.0, 11.0, or 12.0 exactly
  2. Confirm WLAN is enabled
    Check if Wi-Fi is turned on in Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi, or verify the wlan0 interface exists via 'ip link show' in ADB shell
    Affected if WLAN functionality is present and active on the device
  3. Review WLAN driver access patterns
    Check system logs (logcat) for unusual or unauthorized WLAN driver ioctl calls or configuration queries from apps without android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE at elevated verbosity
    Affected if Low-privilege applications are able to retrieve WLAN configuration data or system details without proper permission validation
  4. Audit application permissions
    Use 'dumpsys package' via ADB to list granted permissions for installed apps, specifically checking which apps hold ACCESS_WIFI_STATE or related Wi-Fi permissions versus which have accessed WLAN driver data
    Affected if Apps without expected Wi-Fi permissions are able to access WLAN driver outputs or sensitive network configuration data

A device is affected if it runs Android 10.0, 11.0, or 12.0 and has WLAN enabled, allowing low-privilege applications to potentially access sensitive Wi-Fi configuration data through the driver due to missing permission checks.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper permission checks in the WLAN driver code to validate user privileges before granting access to sensitive operations or data. This typically involves adding authorization logic at driver entry points where sensitive information is accessed or disclosed.

Fix this in Android Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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