CVE-2020-28343 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary code on Samsung mobile devices via memory corruption in the NPU driver.
- 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-2020-28343?
CVE-2020-28343 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Nov 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 P(9.0) and Q(10.0) (Exynos 980, 9820, and 9830 chipsets) software. The NPU driver allows attackers to execute arbitrary code because of unintended write and read operations on memory. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-18610 (November 2020).
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-28343?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2020-28343?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-28343 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-2020-28343 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-28343 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c7x8-xvj5-5349.