# CVE-2024-28068: Null dereference in n/a

> A remote attacker can cause a mobile phone to crash by sending a manipulated packet that triggers a null pointer dereference in the modem firmware.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:A/A:H/C:N/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 20 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mrg8-h43c-3q4j

## What is CVE-2024-28068?

CVE-2024-28068 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Exynos 1080 Firmware, published on 9 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was discovered in SS in Samsung Mobile Processor, Wearable Processor, and Modems with versions Exynos 9820, Exynos 9825, Exynos 980, Exynos 990, Exynos 850, Exynos 1080, Exynos 2100, Exynos 2200, Exynos 1280, Exynos 1380, Exynos 1330, Exynos 2400, Exynos 9110, Exynos W920, Exynos W930, Exynos Modem 5123, and Exynos Modem 5300 that involves a NULL pointer dereference which can cause abnormal termination of a mobile phone via a manipulated packet.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28068?

It affects 17 products.


Products: Samsung Exynos 1080 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 1280 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 1330 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 1380 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 2100 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 2200 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 2400 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 850 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 9110 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 980 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 9820 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 9825 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 990 Firmware, Samsung Exynos Modem 5123 Firmware, Samsung Exynos Modem 5300 Firmware, Samsung Exynos W920 Firmware, Samsung Exynos W930 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-28068?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28068 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-28068 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28068 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Exynos 1080 Firmware

- [CVE-2025-54328](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-54328/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-62818](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-62818/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-58349](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-58349/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2025-27807](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-27807/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2025-47202](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-47202/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-28068 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-28068 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Exynos 1080 Firmware, published on 9 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28068 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Samsung Exynos 1080 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28068/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28068/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28068
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28068
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-28068

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28068/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.