Samsung mTower null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Samsung mTower. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-82926. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Samsung mTower (unknown version) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. 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. CVE summarizes:

NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in Samsung Open Source mTower allows Pointer Manipulation. This issue affects mTower: before afef59aa6f55c5d5ebf9b14bc020bf1c2c37489a.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-82926 since 08/31/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Applying the patch afef59aa6f55c5d5ebf9b14bc020bf1c2c37489a is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Patch: afef59aa6f55c5d5ebf9b14bc020bf1c2c37489a

Timelineinfo

08/31/2026 CVE reserved
09/01/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
09/01/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/01/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com
Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-82926 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-82926
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-397570

Entryinfo

Created: 09/01/2026 12:52
Changes: 09/01/2026 12:52 (62)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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