CVE-2024-20893 Memory corruption in Samsung Mobile Devices
Local attackers can trigger memory corruption in the media extractor service, 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-2024-20893?
CVE-2024-20893 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 2 Jul 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 libmediaextractorservice.so prior to SMR Jul-2024 Release 1 allows local attackers to trigger memory corruption.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20893?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Android.
How do I fix CVE-2024-20893?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20893 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-2024-20893 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20893 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j9f4-63gf-c7rj.