CVE-2019-20582 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free vulnerability in the ion driver of Samsung mobile devices allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-20582?
CVE-2019-20582 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Google Android, published on 24 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x) and P(9.0) devices (Exynos9810 chipsets) software. There is a use after free in the ion driver. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-14837 (August 2019).
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20582?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20582?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20582 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2019-20582 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20582 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f5g2-fh78-x92f.