CVE-2022-39847 Use after free in Samsung Mobile Devices
Attackers can exploit a use-after-free in the NFC driver to perform malicious actions, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation 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-2022-39847?
CVE-2022-39847 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Oct 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 set_nft_pid and signal_handler function of NFC driver prior to SMR Oct-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to perform malicious actions.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39847?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2022-39847?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-39847 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-2022-39847 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39847 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wrrp-333j-ff37.