CVE-2019-20601 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can exploit RKP memory corruption to write to protected memory, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation on Samsung devices.
- 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-2019-20601?
CVE-2019-20601 is a high-severity memory corruption 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 N(7.x), O(8.x), and P(9.0) (Exynos7570, 7580, 7870, 7880, and 8890 chipsets) software. RKP memory corruption causes an arbitrary write to protected memory. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-13921-2 (May 2019).
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20601?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20601?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20601 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-2019-20601 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20601 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5m59-pqv8-9g74.