CVE-2022-20572: Google Android

Medium severity, CVSS 6.7. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In verity_target of dm-verity-target.c, there is a possible way to modify read-only files due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-234475629References: Upstream kernel

Affected products

• Google Android: affected versions not specified

Published 2022-12-16. Last modified 2026-06-17.