CVE-2022-36847 Use after free in Samsung Mobile Devices

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

A use-after-free flaw in the MTP driver allows attackers to execute malicious actions on Samsung mobile devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-36847?

CVE-2022-36847 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Android, published on 9 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Use after free vulnerability in mtp_send_signal function of MTP driver prior to SMR Sep-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to perform malicious actions.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36847?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-36847?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36847 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-2022-36847 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36847 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-45h9-jxvf-g96w.

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