CVE-2022-22265
Samsung Electronics · published 2022-01-10
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
CISA lists this CVE as known exploited (added 2023-09-18).
- CISA's name for it: Samsung Mobile Devices Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- CISA's description: Samsung devices with selected Exynos chipsets contain a use-after-free vulnerability that allows malicious memory write and code execution.
- Known ransomware campaign use, per CISA: Unknown
Source: CISA KEV catalog (CC0 1.0).
Description
Description by Samsung Mobile via the CVE Program.
An improper check or handling of exceptional conditions in NPU driver prior to SMR Jan-2022 Release 1 allows arbitrary memory write and code execution.
Status at the source
- NVD status: Analyzed
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Mobile | Samsung Mobile Devices | O(8.x), P(9.0), Q(10.0), R(11.0), S(12.0) – before SMR Jan-2022 Release 1: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (1)
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 5 MEDIUM — as published by Samsung Mobile (Secondary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HIGH — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MEDIUM — as published by NIST (Primary)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
CWE-703, NVD-CWE-Other
Sources
References the source lists
- https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2022&month=1
- https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2022&month=1
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22265
Source dates: published 2022-01-10, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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