VDB-279505 · CVE-2024-44068 · GCVE-0-2024-44068

Samsung 9820/9825/980/990/850/W920 Mobile Processor use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Samsung 9820, 9825, 980, 990, 850 and W920. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Mobile Processor. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-44068. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Samsung 9820, 9825, 980, 990, 850 and W920. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Mobile Processor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in the m2m scaler driver in Samsung Mobile Processor and Wearable Processor Exynos 9820, 9825, 980, 990, 850,and W920. A Use-After-Free in the mobile processor leads to privilege escalation.

The advisory is shared at semiconductor.samsung.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-44068 since 08/19/2024. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/25/2024).

It is declared as attacked.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Zero-Day.cz (924). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Samsung

Name

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.samsung.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Temp Score: 8.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.1
CNA Vector (MITRE): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Attacked

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/19/2024 🔍
10/07/2024 +49 days 🔍
10/07/2024 +0 days 🔍
10/25/2024 +18 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: semiconductor.samsung.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-44068 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-44068
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-279505
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 10/07/2024 20:55
Updated: 10/25/2024 08:47
Changes: 10/07/2024 20:55 (51), 10/11/2024 03:58 (10), 10/25/2024 08:47 (6)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.