CVE-2024-20876 Memory corruption in Samsung Mobile Devices

Medium 6.1 Published 4 Jun 2024 Updated 1 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit improper input validation in a system library to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation on Samsung mobile devices.

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-2024-20876?

CVE-2024-20876 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 4 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper input validation in libsheifdecadapter.so prior to SMR Jun-2024 Release 1 allows local attackers to lead to memory corruption.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20876?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Android.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20876?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20876 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-2024-20876 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20876 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-9498-6p72-29gm.