Headline

CVE-2022-42430: ZDI-22-1406

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected Tesla vehicles. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the wowlan_config data structure. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-17543.

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October 7th, 2022

Tesla wowlan_config Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation Vulnerability****ZDI-22-1406
ZDI-CAN-17543

CVE ID

CVE-2022-42430

CVSS SCORE

8.8, (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

AFFECTED VENDORS

Tesla

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

Model 3

VULNERABILITY DETAILS

The specific flaw exists within the handling of the wowlan_config data structure. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Fixed in Tesla’s 2022.28 release.

DISCLOSURE TIMELINE

2022-05-24 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2022-10-07 - Coordinated public release of advisory

CREDIT

Vincent DEHORS of @Synacktiv

BACK TO ADVISORIES

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