Vulnerability identifier: #VU39405

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5538

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Samsung Mobile
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware

Vendor: 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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Samsung Mobile: 6.0 - 7.0

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External links
http://security.samsungmobile.com/smrupdate.html#SMR-JAN-2017
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/20/2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95674

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.