CVE-2024-20885 Missing authorization in Samsung Mobile Devices

What is CVE-2024-20885?

CVE-2024-20885 is a medium-severity missing authorization 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 component protection vulnerability in Samsung Dialer prior to SMR May-2024 Release 1 allows local attackers to make a call without proper permission.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20885?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Android.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20885?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20885 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2024-20885 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20885 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2021-25487 Samsung Mobile Devices Out-of-Bounds Read Exploited High 7.3
• CVE-2021-25394 Samsung Mobile Devices Race Condition Exploited Medium 6.4
• CVE-2021-25395 Samsung Mobile Devices Race Condition Exploited Medium 6.4

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-hmq5-375c-v782.