Use-after-free in Google Android - CVE-2020-10838

 

Use-after-free in Google Android - CVE-2020-10838

Published: March 24, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU34697
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10838
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with P(9.0) and Q(10.0) software. PROCA allows a use-after-free and arbitrary code execution. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-16132 (February 2020).


How to mitigate CVE-2020-10838

Install update from vendor's website.

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