CVE-2020-15582 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A buffer overflow in the Bluetooth Low Energy component of Samsung mobile devices can cause a deadlock or crash, leading to denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-15582?

CVE-2020-15582 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Jul 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with P(9.0) and Q(10.0) (Exynos 7885 chipsets) software. The Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) component has a buffer overflow with a resultant deadlock or crash. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-16870 (July 2020).

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15582?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2020-15582?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-15582 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-2020-15582 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15582 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-pq5c-62xm-2w7j.

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