Use-after-free in PowerVR GPU DDK - CVE-2024-46973
Published: February 3, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103556
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-46973
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local process to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a reference count mismanagement in psServerMMUContext . A local process can trigger a use-after-free error and escalate privileges on the system.
Affected software
PowerVR GPU DDK
Samsung Mobile Firmware
Google Android
Samsung Mobile Firmware
Google Android
How to mitigate CVE-2024-46973
Install updates from vendor's website.
Samsung Mobile Firmware - update to SMR-MAR-2025
Google Android - addressed in versions 12L 2025-02-05, 12 2025-02-05, 13 2025-02-05, 14 2025-02-05, 15 2025-02-05
Google Android - addressed in versions 12L 2025-02-05, 12 2025-02-05, 13 2025-02-05, 14 2025-02-05, 15 2025-02-05