CVE-2024-20831 Memory corruption in Samsung Mobile Devices

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Local privileged attackers can execute arbitrary code via a stack overflow in the Little Kernel bootloader on Samsung mobile devices.

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

What is CVE-2024-20831?

CVE-2024-20831 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 5 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Stack overflow in Little Kernel in bootloader prior to SMR Mar-2024 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20831?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Android.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20831?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20831 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-2024-20831 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20831 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Samsung Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qfcg-72h5-fvgr.

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