CVE-2019-20600 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free in the MALI GPU driver allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges on affected Samsung mobile 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-2019-20600?
CVE-2019-20600 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Android, published on 24 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.0) and P(9.0) (Exynos8890 chipsets) software. A use-after-free occurs in the MALI GPU driver. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-13921-1 (May 2019).
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20600?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20600?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20600 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-2019-20600 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20600 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g7w3-x7r3-v598.