Use-after-free in Samsung products - CVE-2024-44068

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Use-after-free in Samsung products - CVE-2024-44068

Published: October 22, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99260
CSH Severity: High
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:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-44068
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Samsung
Affected software:
Exynos 9820
Exynos 9825
Exynos 990
Exynos 980
Exynos 850
Exynos W920

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the mobile processor. A local application can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-44068

Install updates from vendor's website.

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