Samsung mTower up to 0.3.0 tee_api_objects.c TEE_AllocateTransientObject null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung mTower up to 0.3.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function TEE_AllocateTransientObject of the file tee_api_objects.c. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-36621. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Samsung mTower up to 0.3.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function TEE_AllocateTransientObject of the file tee_api_objects.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Samsung Electronics mTower v0.3.0 and earlier was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the function TEE_AllocateTransientObject.

The weakness was shared 09/02/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-36621 since 07/25/2022. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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07/25/2022 🔍
09/02/2022 +39 days 🔍
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10/11/2022 +39 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com
Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-36621 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-36621
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-207739

Entryinfo

Created: 09/02/2022 09:01
Updated: 10/11/2022 09:58
Changes: 09/02/2022 09:01 (39), 10/11/2022 09:58 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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