Samsung Semiconductor Exynos 1480/Exynos 2400/Exynos 1580/Exynos 2500 NPU driver double free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in Samsung Semiconductor Exynos 1480, Exynos 2400, Exynos 1580 and Exynos 2500. Impacted is an unknown function of the component NPU driver. Performing a manipulation results in double free. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-68994. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Samsung Semiconductor Exynos 1480, Exynos 2400, Exynos 1580 and Exynos 2500 (the affected version is unknown). This affects an unknown code of the component NPU driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a double free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A double free vulnerability in NPU driver due to improper pointer management (941)

The advisory is shared at semiconductor.samsung.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-68994 since 08/03/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 11/05/2026).

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 9.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Double free
CWE: CWE-415 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/03/2026 CVE reserved
11/05/2026 +94 days Advisory disclosed
11/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: semiconductor.samsung.com
Status: Not defined

CNA: samsungsemiconductor
CVE: CVE-2026-68994 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-68994
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-431337

Entryinfo

Created: 11/05/2026 04:03
Changes: 11/05/2026 04:03 (51)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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