#VU39405 Out-of-bounds read in Samsung Mobile - CVE-2017-5538
Published: March 23, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39405
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5538
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Samsung Mobile
Samsung Mobile
Software vendor:
Samsung
Samsung
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The kbase_dispatch function in arm/t7xx/r5p0/mali_kbase_core_linux.c in the GPU driver on Samsung devices with M(6.0) and N(7.0) software and Exynos AP chipsets allows attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors, which trigger an out-of-bounds read, aka SVE-2016-6362.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.