CVE-2019-20582 Use after free in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

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.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f5g2-fh78-x92f.

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