Kernel crash via unchecked sensor-driver write
Published Oct 14, 2022 · Updated May 14, 2025
An out-of-bounds write in the UNISOC sensor driver on Android 10, Android 11, and Android 12 allows local users to crash the kernel. The driver fails to check a boundary before writing sensor-related data, allowing an out-of-range write in kernel context; UNISOC has not disclosed the specific function or input path. A local low-privileged user must reach the driver; the documented consequence is a kernel crash and service interruption, with no confidentiality or integrity impact.
Summary
What happened
An out-of-bounds write in the UNISOC sensor driver on Android 10, Android 11, and Android 12 allows local users to crash the kernel. The driver fails to check a boundary before writing sensor-related data, allowing an out-of-range write in kernel context; UNISOC has not disclosed the specific function or input path. A local low-privileged user must reach the driver; the documented consequence is a kernel crash and service interruption, with no confidentiality or integrity impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-39124
- Published
- Oct 14, 2022
- Updated
- May 14, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-787, CWE-400, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Oct 14, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 14, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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