CVE-2012-4222 — MEDIUM (4.3)

Vulnerability Description

drivers/gpu/msm/kgsl.c in the Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Graphics KGSL kernel-mode driver for Android 2.3 through 4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via an application that uses crafted arguments in a local kgsl_ioctl call.

CVSS Score

4.3

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

PARTIAL

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Google	Android	2.3

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/702452US Government Resource
https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/multiple-issues-diagkgsl
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/702452US Government Resource
https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/multiple-issues-diagkgsl

FAQ

What is CVE-2012-4222?

CVE-2012-4222 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). drivers/gpu/msm/kgsl.c in the Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Graphics KGSL kernel-mode driver for Android 2.3 through 4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) vi...

How severe is CVE-2012-4222?

CVE-2012-4222 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2012-4222?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Android.