CVE-2022-48512

Summary

CVE-2022-48512 is a Use After Free (UAF) vulnerability identified in the Vdecoderservice service. This issue permits an attacker to potentially cause the image decoding feature to behave abnormally by manipulating memory in an unexpected way. After a specific action, the affected memory may be freed, but a reference to it remains, leading to unintended consequences when that memory is accessed again. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in denial of service or even code execution, posing a significant risk to affected systems.

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