CVE-2015-7890 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can cause denial of service via memory corruption in the Exynos Seiren Audio driver on Samsung devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-7890?
CVE-2015-7890 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple buffer overflows in the esa_write function in /dev/seirenin the Exynos Seiren Audio driver, as used in Samsung S6 Edge, allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a large (1) buffer or (2) size parameter.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7890?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7890?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-7890 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-7890 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-7890 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4jq2-rqxh-cw4r.